Decision Workspace
lcms2 vs lcms2-sys vs moxcms
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
lcms2
growingv6.1.1
ICC color profile handling. Rusty wrapper for Little CMS
60
lcms2-sys
growingv4.0.6
Bindings for liblcms2 (Little CMS) with support for Linux, macOS, and Windows. See lcms2 crate for a safe Rust wrapper.
70
moxcms
growingv0.8.1
Simple Color Management in Rust
Core Metrics
| lcms2 | lcms2-sys | moxcms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 60 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 4.6M | 4.6M | 19.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 241.4K | 242.8K | 5.1M |
| Dependents | 266 | 97 | 67 |
| Releases | 40 | 42 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 257d ago | 257d ago | 20d ago |
| Age | 9y 8m | 9y 8m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
lcms2
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
lcms2-sys
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
moxcms
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| lcms2 | lcms2-sys | moxcms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 6.1.1 | 4.0.6 | 0.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | BSD-3-Clause OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 287KB | 188KB |
| Features | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| Yanked % | 65.0% | 57.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | 1.63 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •moxcms leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lcms2 is depended on by 266 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •moxcms is pre-1.0 — API may change.