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metastrip vs gexiv2-sys vs rexiv2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
metastrip
experimentalv0.1.0
Extract and strip metadata from image files (JPEG, PNG, TIFF, WebP)
55
gexiv2-sys
growingv1.4.0
This crate provides Rust FFI declarations for the gexiv2 library, which is a GObject-based wrapper around Exiv2, which provides read and write access to the Exif, XMP, and IPTC metadata in media files. Only FFI declarations are provided here; for a usable Rust library, consider the `rexiv2` crate.
51
rexiv2
growingv0.10.0
This library provides a Rust wrapper around the gexiv2 library, which is a GObject-based wrapper around the Exiv2 library, which provides read and write access to the Exif, XMP, and IPTC metadata in media files (typically photos) in various formats.
Core Metrics
| metastrip | gexiv2-sys | rexiv2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 55 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 53 | 102.2K | 102.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 16 | 1.9K | 1.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 18 | 126 |
| Releases | 1 | 18 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 64d ago | 1173d ago | 1161d ago |
| Age | 2m | 11y | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
metastrip
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
gexiv2-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
rexiv2
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| metastrip | gexiv2-sys | rexiv2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.4.0 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0+ | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 23KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.63 | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gexiv2-sys leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rexiv2 has the most downloads (102.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rexiv2 is depended on by 126 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gexiv2-sys, rexiv2 have not been updated in over a year.
- •metastrip, rexiv2 are pre-1.0 — API may change.