Decision Workspace
lodepng vs png_pong vs obf2png
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
74
lodepng
stablev3.12.2
Reading and writing PNG files without system dependencies. Pure Rust port of LodePNG.
66
png_pong
growingv0.10.0
A pure Rust PNG/APNG encoder & decoder
45
obf2png
experimentalv0.2.0
A library to parse, encode, decode, manipulate PNG chunks
Core Metrics
| lodepng | png_pong | obf2png | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 74 | 66 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 2.4M | 9.3M | 544 |
| 30d Downloads | 135.2K | 264.1K | 5 |
| Dependents | 482 | 253 | 0 |
| Releases | 110 | 19 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 39d ago | 51d ago | 157d ago |
| Age | 11y 2m | 6y 8m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
lodepng
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
png_pong
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
obf2png
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| lodepng | png_pong | obf2png | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.12.2 | 0.10.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Zlib | Apache-2.0 OR Zlib | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 53KB | 43KB | 29KB |
| Features | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 57.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.72 | 1.86 | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lodepng leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •png_pong has the most downloads (9.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lodepng is depended on by 482 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •png_pong, obf2png are pre-1.0 — API may change.