Decision Workspace
ns-keyed-archive vs lodepng vs png_pong
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
ns-keyed-archive
growingv0.1.4
A library to encode/decode NSKeyedArchive binary plists
74
lodepng
stablev3.12.2
Reading and writing PNG files without system dependencies. Pure Rust port of LodePNG.
66
png_pong
growingv0.10.0
A pure Rust PNG/APNG encoder & decoder
Core Metrics
| ns-keyed-archive | lodepng | png_pong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 74 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 6.8K | 2.4M | 9.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 579 | 135.2K | 264.1K |
| Dependents | 33 | 482 | 253 |
| Releases | 5 | 110 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 161d ago | 39d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 1y | 11y 2m | 6y 8m |
Health Breakdown
ns-keyed-archive
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
lodepng
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
png_pong
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ns-keyed-archive | lodepng | png_pong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 3.12.2 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Zlib | Apache-2.0 OR Zlib |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 53KB | 43KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 57.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.72 | 1.86 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lodepng leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •png_pong has the most downloads (9.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lodepng is depended on by 482 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ns-keyed-archive, png_pong are pre-1.0 — API may change.