Decision Workspace
quad-gif vs tinygif vs zengif
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
quad-gif
growingv0.5.0
Display GIF animations with Macroquad.
43
tinygif
growingv0.0.4
No-std, high memory footprint GIF image loader
58
zengif
experimentalv0.7.3
Server-side GIF codec with zero-trust design, memory bounds, streaming, and full animation transparency support
Core Metrics
| quad-gif | tinygif | zengif | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 43 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 9.1K | 1.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 153d ago | 1102d ago | 87d ago |
| Age | 4y | 3y 1m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
quad-gif
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
tinygif
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
zengif
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| quad-gif | tinygif | zengif | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.0.4 | 0.7.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 479KB | 260KB | 157KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.93 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •zengif leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tinygif has the most downloads (9.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ tinygif has not been updated in over a year.