Decision Workspace
pngyou vs lupin vs hiddenwave
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
pngyou
experimentalv0.2.0
A simple, high-performance CLI tool to hide secret messages in a PNG file using steganography.
55
lupin
growingv1.1.0
A blazing-fast, lightweight steganography tool for concealing secret data within normal files.
45
hiddenwave
experimentalv0.2.4
Secure audio steganography and cryptography tool. Hide encrypted files in WAV/MP3.
Core Metrics
| pngyou | lupin | hiddenwave | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 55 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 45 | 1.0K | 95 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 161d ago | 2d ago | 90d ago |
| Age | 5m | 9m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
pngyou
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
lupin
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
hiddenwave
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pngyou | lupin | hiddenwave | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.1.0 | 0.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 34KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lupin leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pngyou, hiddenwave are pre-1.0 — API may change.