Decision Workspace
minipng vs png_pong vs png-decoder
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
minipng
growingv1.0.0
Tiny PNG decoder with no dependencies
66
png_pong
growingv0.10.0
A pure Rust PNG/APNG encoder & decoder
48
png-decoder
growingv0.2.0
A pure-Rust, no_std compatible PNG decoder.
Core Metrics
| minipng | png_pong | png-decoder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 66 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 308.4K | 9.3M | 97.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 15.0K | 264.1K | 7.5K |
| Dependents | 5 | 253 | 10 |
| Releases | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 200d ago | 51d ago | 177d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 6y 8m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
minipng
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
png_pong
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
png-decoder
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| minipng | png_pong | png-decoder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.10.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | 0BSD | Apache-2.0 OR Zlib | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR Zlib |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 4.4MB | 43KB | 20KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •png_pong leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •png_pong is depended on by 253 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •png_pong, png-decoder are pre-1.0 — API may change.