Decision Workspace
image-colorizer vs ranga vs ringkernel-wgpu-codegen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
image-colorizer
growingv1.1.4
Never settle for images outside your colorscheme again!
57
ranga
experimentalv0.24.3
Core image processing library — color spaces, blend modes, pixel buffers, filters, and GPU compute for Rust
52
ringkernel-wgpu-codegen
experimentalv0.4.2
WGSL code generation from Rust DSL for RingKernel
Core Metrics
| image-colorizer | ranga | ringkernel-wgpu-codegen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 57 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 11.0K | 286 | 250 |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 286 | 31 |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Releases | 10 | 6 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 593d ago | 3d ago | 49d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 7d | 3m |
Health Breakdown
image-colorizer
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ranga
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
ringkernel-wgpu-codegen
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| image-colorizer | ranga | ringkernel-wgpu-codegen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.4 | 0.24.3 | 0.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 152KB | 45KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ranga leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •image-colorizer has the most downloads (11.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ image-colorizer has not been updated in over a year.
- •ranga, ringkernel-wgpu-codegen are pre-1.0 — API may change.