Decision Workspace
gift-bin vs viu vs stb_image
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
gift-bin
growingv0.11.0
Command-line utility for GIF images
53
viu
growingv1.6.1
View images right from the terminal.
49
stb_image
growingv0.3.0
Bindings to the stb image encoding/decoding library.
Core Metrics
| gift-bin | viu | stb_image | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 53 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 732 | 58.0K | 236.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 881 | 1.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Releases | 1 | 15 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 376d ago | 102d ago | 876d ago |
| Age | 1y | 6y 11m | 10y 4m |
Health Breakdown
gift-bin
Maintenance
2
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
viu
Maintenance
11
Quality
21
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
stb_image
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| gift-bin | viu | stb_image | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 1.6.1 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 19KB | 78KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •viu leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •stb_image has the most downloads (236.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ gift-bin, stb_image have not been updated in over a year.
- •gift-bin, stb_image are pre-1.0 — API may change.