Decision Workspace
hide_qr vs pnger vs stegano-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
hide_qr
growingv1.0.1
A tool for creating QR codes with hidden messages.
43
pnger
experimentalv0.1.3
Cross-platform PNG steganography tool for embedding and extracting payloads
40
stegano-rs
growingv0.1.0
A Rust library for steganography using bitplane and pixel value differencing techniques
Core Metrics
| hide_qr | pnger | stegano-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 43 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 1.5K | 569 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 644d ago | 352d ago | 404d ago |
| Age | 1y 9m | 11m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
hide_qr
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
pnger
Maintenance
12
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
stegano-rs
Maintenance
2
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| hide_qr | pnger | stegano-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.1.3 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 53KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.1 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pnger leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hide_qr has the most downloads (2.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ hide_qr, stegano-rs have not been updated in over a year.
- •pnger, stegano-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.