Decision Workspace
pixlzr vs slimg vs pixelsqueeze
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
pixlzr
growingv0.3.1
Pixlzr - A rust lib and CLI for the pixlzr image format
48
slimg
experimentalv0.5.1
Image optimization CLI — convert, compress, and resize images using MozJPEG, OxiPNG, WebP, AVIF, and QOI
43
pixelsqueeze
growingv1.0.0
🎨 Squeeze pixels, not quality! Lightning-fast image compression that makes your files smaller while keeping them stunning
Core Metrics
| pixlzr | slimg | pixelsqueeze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 48 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 9.5K | 108 | 282 |
| 30d Downloads | 40 | 13 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 444d ago | 36d ago | 180d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 1m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
pixlzr
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
slimg
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
pixelsqueeze
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pixlzr | slimg | pixelsqueeze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.5.1 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 2.8MB | 24KB | 24KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •slimg leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pixlzr has the most downloads (9.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pixlzr has not been updated in over a year.
- •pixlzr, slimg are pre-1.0 — API may change.