Decision Workspace
hide_qr vs pnger vs stegcloak
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
hide_qr
growingv1.0.1
A tool for creating QR codes with hidden messages.
44
pnger
experimentalv0.1.3
Cross-platform PNG steganography tool for embedding and extracting payloads
40
stegcloak
growingv0.1.6
Hides secrets inside text by compressing and encrypting the secret before cloaking it with special unicode invisible characters
Core Metrics
| hide_qr | pnger | stegcloak | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 44 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 1.5K | 9.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 536d ago | 244d ago | 742d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 8m | 2y |
Health Breakdown
hide_qr
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
pnger
Maintenance
13
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
stegcloak
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| hide_qr | pnger | stegcloak | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.1.3 | 0.1.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 15 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 53KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.1 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pnger leads with a health score of 44/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •stegcloak has the most downloads (9.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ hide_qr, stegcloak have not been updated in over a year.
- •pnger, stegcloak are pre-1.0 — API may change.