Decision Workspace
nom-exif vs gexiv2-sys vs exiftool
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
nom-exif
stablev3.6.1
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.
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.
53
exiftool
growingv0.3.1
A Rust wrapper for ExifTool.
Core Metrics
| nom-exif | gexiv2-sys | exiftool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 55 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 151.0K | 109.6K | 7.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 12.8K | 825 | 0 |
| Dependents | 108 | 18 | 30 |
| Releases | 53 | 18 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 32d ago | 1281d ago | 157d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 11y 4m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
nom-exif
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
gexiv2-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
exiftool
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| nom-exif | gexiv2-sys | exiftool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.6.1 | 1.4.0 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | GPL-3.0+ | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 5 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 159KB | 23KB | 34KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.83 | 1.63 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nom-exif leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nom-exif is depended on by 108 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gexiv2-sys has not been updated in over a year.
- •exiftool is pre-1.0 — API may change.