Decision Workspace
png-framing vs libplum-sys vs plumers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
png-framing
growingv0.5.0
Encoding and decoding PNG images. That's it.
57
libplum-sys
stablev1.0.3+v1.2
Bindings to libplum, an image loading and storing library
47
plumers
growingv1.0.2
Multi-format image library with first-class support for paletted images
Core Metrics
| png-framing | libplum-sys | plumers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 57 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 12.8K | 4.7K | 4.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 3251d ago | 56d ago | 753d ago |
| Age | 8y 11m | 2y | 2y |
Health Breakdown
png-framing
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
libplum-sys
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
plumers
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| png-framing | libplum-sys | plumers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 1.0.3+v1.2 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 102KB | 32KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libplum-sys leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •png-framing has the most downloads (12.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ png-framing, plumers have not been updated in over a year.
- •png-framing is pre-1.0 — API may change.