Decision Workspace
rcms vs lcms2-sys vs moxcms
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
rcms
growingv0.1.0
ICC color management library
68
lcms2-sys
stablev4.0.7
Bindings for liblcms2 (Little CMS) with support for Linux, macOS, and Windows. See lcms2 crate for a safe Rust wrapper.
66
moxcms
growingv0.8.1
Simple Color Management in Rust
Core Metrics
| rcms | lcms2-sys | moxcms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 68 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 2.4K | 5.5M | 47.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 144.9K | 6.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 98 | 179 |
| Releases | 1 | 43 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 2294d ago | 18d ago | 128d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 10y | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
rcms
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
lcms2-sys
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
moxcms
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rcms | lcms2-sys | moxcms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 4.0.7 | 0.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | BSD-3-Clause OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 43KB | 290KB | 188KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 24 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 55.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lcms2-sys leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •moxcms has the most downloads (47.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •moxcms is depended on by 179 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rcms has not been updated in over a year.
- •rcms, moxcms are pre-1.0 — API may change.