Decision Workspace
pyxelium vs libplum-sys vs plumers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
pyxelium
growingv0.0.6
Pyxelium is a lightweight pixel-based encryption library that allows you to encode and decode messages within PNG images. It provides Rust functions for encoding and decoding messages using pixel-based encryption.
49
libplum-sys
growingv1.0.2+v1.2
Bindings to libplum, an image loading and storing library
46
plumers
growingv1.0.2
Multi-format image library with first-class support for paletted images
Core Metrics
| pyxelium | libplum-sys | plumers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 49 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 7.3K | 4.6K | 4.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 22 | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 782d ago | 645d ago | 645d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 1y 9m | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
pyxelium
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
libplum-sys
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
plumers
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pyxelium | libplum-sys | plumers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.6 | 1.0.2+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 | 10KB | 94KB | 32KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libplum-sys leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pyxelium has the most downloads (7.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pyxelium, libplum-sys, plumers have not been updated in over a year.
- •pyxelium is pre-1.0 — API may change.