Decision Workspace
kamadak-exif vs exiftool-rs vs revelo-parsers-image
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
kamadak-exif
growingv0.6.1
Exif parsing library written in pure Rust
53
exiftool-rs
experimentalv0.6.1
Read, write, and edit metadata in 93 file formats — a pure Rust reimplementation of ExifTool 13.53 with 100% tag-name AND value parity across the test corpus
51
revelo-parsers-image
experimentalv0.5.4
Image-format parsers for revelo (JPEG, PNG, TIFF, WebP, HEIF, ...).
Core Metrics
| kamadak-exif | exiftool-rs | revelo-parsers-image | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 53 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 11.3M | 624 | 672 |
| 30d Downloads | 579.3K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 1.5K | 1 | 17 |
| Releases | 19 | 15 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 614d ago | 29d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 9y 6m | 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
kamadak-exif
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
exiftool-rs
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
revelo-parsers-image
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| kamadak-exif | exiftool-rs | revelo-parsers-image | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 0.6.1 | 0.5.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | GPL-3.0-or-later | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 58KB | 2.0MB | 40KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.60 | 1.71 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kamadak-exif leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kamadak-exif is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ kamadak-exif has not been updated in over a year.