Decision Workspace
rexif vs exif-ai vs nom-exif
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
rexif
growingv0.7.5
RExif is a native Rust crate, written to extract EXIF data from JPEG and TIFF images.
43
exif-ai
experimentalv0.2.1
AI-powered EXIF metadata writer — generate SEO titles, descriptions, tags, GPS, and subject data for images
59
nom-exif
stablev2.7.0
Exif/metadata parsing library written in pure Rust, both image (jpeg/heif/heic/jpg/tiff etc.) and video/audio (mov/mp4/3gp/webm/mkv/mka, etc.) files are supported.
Core Metrics
| rexif | exif-ai | nom-exif | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 43 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 8.9M | 54 | 109.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 149.4K | 6 | 10.5K |
| Dependents | 163 | 0 | 45 |
| Releases | 20 | 4 | 40 |
| Last Updated | 480d ago | 45d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 10y 4m | 1m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
rexif
Maintenance
5
Quality
9
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
exif-ai
Maintenance
16
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
nom-exif
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rexif | exif-ai | nom-exif | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.5 | 0.2.1 | 2.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 1 | 27 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 3.5MB | 100KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 45.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.60 | — | 1.80 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nom-exif leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rexif has the most downloads (8.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rexif is depended on by 163 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rexif has not been updated in over a year.
- •rexif, exif-ai are pre-1.0 — API may change.