Decision Workspace
gifski-win vs winsafe vs gifski
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
gifski-win
growingv1.14.1
GUI for gif.ski (high-quality GIF maker)
67
winsafe
growingv0.0.28
Windows API and GUI in safe, idiomatic Rust.
60
gifski
growingv1.34.0
pngquant-based GIF maker for nice-looking animGIFs
Core Metrics
| gifski-win | winsafe | gifski | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 67 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 40.2M | 617.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.3M | 8.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 68 | 101 |
| Releases | 2 | 28 | 57 |
| Last Updated | 903d ago | 12d ago | 365d ago |
| Age | 3y 10m | 6y 8m | 8y 8m |
Health Breakdown
gifski-win
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
winsafe
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
gifski
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| gifski-win | winsafe | gifski | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.14.1 | 0.0.28 | 1.34.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 127KB | 607KB | 53KB |
| Features | 2 | 21 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.71 | 1.87 | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •winsafe leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gifski is depended on by 101 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gifski-win has not been updated in over a year.
- •winsafe is pre-1.0 — API may change.