Decision Workspace
imodfile vs gltf vs vmax
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
imodfile
experimentalv0.2.2
A pure-Rust IMOD model file decoder/encoder — binary & ASCII, with Python bindings
62
gltf
growingv1.4.1
glTF 2.0 loader
53
vmax
experimentalv0.1.8
Core data types for Voxel Max scenes and .vmaxb/.vmaxpsb payloads.
Core Metrics
| imodfile | gltf | vmax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 62 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 51 | 8.0M | 337 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 344.2K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.6K | 10 |
| Releases | 4 | 42 | 5 |
| Last Updated | today | 794d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 3d | 9y 8m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
imodfile
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
gltf
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
vmax
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| imodfile | gltf | vmax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 1.4.1 | 0.1.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 51KB | 54KB | 14KB |
| Features | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.61 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gltf leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gltf is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gltf has not been updated in over a year.
- •imodfile, vmax are pre-1.0 — API may change.