Decision Workspace
smlm-tiff vs tiff-core vs tiffwrite
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
smlm-tiff
experimentalv0.8.0
Wrap up tiff parsing with a custom API for the rest of the ecosystem
65
tiff-core
experimentalv0.2.4
Shared TIFF/BigTIFF types: byte order, tag types, tag values, sample traits, and format constants
62
tiffwrite
stablev2026.1.1
Write BioFormats/ImageJ compatible tiffs with zstd compression in parallel.
Core Metrics
| smlm-tiff | tiff-core | tiffwrite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 65 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 490 | 128 | 10.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 96 | 128 | 201 |
| Dependents | 13 | 15 | 6 |
| Releases | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 105d ago | 2d ago | 63d ago |
| Age | 4m | 7d | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
smlm-tiff
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
tiff-core
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
tiffwrite
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| smlm-tiff | tiff-core | tiffwrite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.2.4 | 2026.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 7KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.77 | 1.85.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tiff-core leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tiffwrite has the most downloads (10.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •smlm-tiff, tiff-core are pre-1.0 — API may change.