Decision Workspace
nom-exif vs exiftool vs gexiv2-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
nom-exif
stablev2.7.0
Exif/metadata parsing library written in pure Rust, both image (jpeg/heif/heic/jpg/tiff etc.) and video/audio (mov/mp4/3gp/webm/mkv/mka, etc.) files are supported.
56
exiftool
experimentalv0.3.1
A Rust wrapper for ExifTool.
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.
Core Metrics
| nom-exif | exiftool | gexiv2-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 109.0K | 6.7K | 102.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 10.3K | 362 | 1.9K |
| Dependents | 45 | 20 | 18 |
| Releases | 40 | 11 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 53d ago | 49d ago | 1173d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 11m | 11y |
Health Breakdown
nom-exif
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
exiftool
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
gexiv2-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| nom-exif | exiftool | gexiv2-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.7.0 | 0.3.1 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0+ |
| Dependencies | 17 | 11 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 100KB | 34KB | 23KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.80 | — | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nom-exif leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ gexiv2-sys has not been updated in over a year.
- •exiftool is pre-1.0 — API may change.