Decision Workspace
mkimg vs rpi-imgpatcher vs ratatui-image
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
mkimg
growingv0.1.1
Simple tool to create raw disk images
44
rpi-imgpatcher
experimentalv0.9.8
A tool to customize Raspberry Pi OS images by patching the boot partition without mounting or rebuilding the system.
70
ratatui-image
stablev11.0.2
An image widget for ratatui, supporting sixels, kitty, iterm2, and unicode-halfblocks
Core Metrics
| mkimg | rpi-imgpatcher | ratatui-image | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 44 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 61 | 416.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 63.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1.7K |
| Releases | 2 | 5 | 72 |
| Last Updated | 1242d ago | 37d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 1m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
mkimg
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
rpi-imgpatcher
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
ratatui-image
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mkimg | rpi-imgpatcher | ratatui-image | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.9.8 | 11.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 8 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 25KB | 6.0MB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ratatui-image leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ratatui-image is depended on by 1.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mkimg has not been updated in over a year.
- •mkimg, rpi-imgpatcher are pre-1.0 — API may change.