Decision Workspace
ns-keyed-archive vs lodepng vs png_pong
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
ns-keyed-archive
growingv0.1.5
A library to encode/decode NSKeyedArchive binary plists
69
lodepng
stablev3.12.2
Reading and writing PNG files without system dependencies. Pure Rust port of LodePNG.
68
png_pong
growingv0.12.0
A pure Rust PNG/APNG encoder & decoder
Core Metrics
| ns-keyed-archive | lodepng | png_pong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 69 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 13.8K | 2.7M | 10.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1K | 46.6K | 98.2K |
| Dependents | 41 | 498 | 282 |
| Releases | 6 | 110 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 99d ago | 147d ago | 47d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 11y 5m | 6y 11m |
Health Breakdown
ns-keyed-archive
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
lodepng
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
png_pong
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ns-keyed-archive | lodepng | png_pong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 3.12.2 | 0.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Zlib | (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0 OR MIT) AND Zlib |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 53KB | 37KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 57.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.72 | 1.91 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lodepng leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •png_pong has the most downloads (10.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lodepng is depended on by 498 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ns-keyed-archive, png_pong are pre-1.0 — API may change.