Decision Workspace
silkgen vs imatree vs png_pong
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
silkgen
growingv0.4.0
Generate KiCad silkscreen art from PNGs.
35
imatree
growingv0.1.0
A simple command line tool to generate aesthetically pleasing (and sometimes not so pleasing) images of whatever string you want.
66
png_pong
growingv0.10.0
A pure Rust PNG/APNG encoder & decoder
Core Metrics
| silkgen | imatree | png_pong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 35 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8K | 1.5K | 9.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 4 | 264.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 253 |
| Releases | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 900d ago | 721d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 1y 11m | 6y 8m |
Health Breakdown
silkgen
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
imatree
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
png_pong
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| silkgen | imatree | png_pong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR Zlib |
| Dependencies | 13 | 5 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 61KB | 18KB | 43KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.86 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •png_pong leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •png_pong is depended on by 253 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ silkgen, imatree have not been updated in over a year.