Decision Workspace
imagemeta vs gexiv2-sys vs exiftool-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
imagemeta
growingv0.1.0
Support for manipulating image metadata (exif, etc) in Rust.
55
gexiv2-sys
growingv1.4.0
This crate provides Rust FFI declarations for the gexiv2 library, which is a GObject-based wrapper around Exiv2, which provides read and write access to the Exif, XMP, and IPTC metadata in media files. Only FFI declarations are provided here; for a usable Rust library, consider the `rexiv2` crate.
52
exiftool-rs
experimentalv0.4.2
Read, write, and edit metadata in 93 file formats — a pure Rust reimplementation of ExifTool 13.53 with 100% tag name parity (194/194 test files)
Core Metrics
| imagemeta | gexiv2-sys | exiftool-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 55 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 4.1K | 102.2K | 121 |
| 30d Downloads | 34 | 1.9K | 121 |
| Dependents | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 18 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 3383d ago | 1173d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 9y 3m | 11y | 8d |
Health Breakdown
imagemeta
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
gexiv2-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
exiftool-rs
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| imagemeta | gexiv2-sys | exiftool-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.4.0 | 0.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0+ | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 1.8MB | 23KB | 1.7MB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gexiv2-sys leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ imagemeta, gexiv2-sys have not been updated in over a year.
- •imagemeta, exiftool-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.