Decision Workspace
subimg vs pngtools vs png-resizer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
subimg
growingv0.2.0
A tool to hide sub-images in the image, supported image types PNG and TIFF.
52
pngtools
experimentalv1.1.0
pngtools in Rust with Python bindings
47
png-resizer
experimentalv1.0.0
High-performance PNG image resizer built with Rust and fast_image_resize library
Core Metrics
| subimg | pngtools | png-resizer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 52 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 154 | 16 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 24 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 877d ago | 116d ago | 74d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 3m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
subimg
Maintenance
1
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
pngtools
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
png-resizer
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| subimg | pngtools | png-resizer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.1.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 2.4MB | 3KB | 15KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pngtools leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •subimg has the most downloads (1.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ subimg has not been updated in over a year.
- •subimg is pre-1.0 — API may change.