Decision Workspace
kreuzberg-libheif vs xberg-libheif vs libheif-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
kreuzberg-libheif
experimentalv5.0.0-rc.35
Safe libheif bindings for Kreuzberg — HEIF/HEIC/AVIF decoding (vendored from Cykooz/libheif-rs)
58
xberg-libheif
experimentalv0.0.1
Safe libheif bindings for Xberg — HEIF/HEIC/AVIF decoding (vendored from Cykooz/libheif-rs)
62
libheif-rs
stablev2.7.0
Safe wrapper around the libheif-sys crate for parsing heif/heic files
Core Metrics
| kreuzberg-libheif | xberg-libheif | libheif-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 58 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 983 | 1.8K | 517.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.8K | 61.8K |
| Dependents | 9 | 26 | 146 |
| Releases | 17 | 28 | 44 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | today | 138d ago |
| Age | 29d | 18d | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
kreuzberg-libheif
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
xberg-libheif
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
libheif-rs
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| kreuzberg-libheif | xberg-libheif | libheif-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.0-rc.35 | 0.0.1 | 2.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 773B | 1.9MB |
| Features | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.91 | — | 1.82.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kreuzberg-libheif leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libheif-rs has the most downloads (517.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •libheif-rs is depended on by 146 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •xberg-libheif is pre-1.0 — API may change.