Decision Workspace
video-toolbox vs lodepng vs png_pong
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
video-toolbox
experimentalv0.2.1
Safe bindings to VideoToolbox framework
71
lodepng
stablev3.12.2
Reading and writing PNG files without system dependencies. Pure Rust port of LodePNG.
67
png_pong
growingv0.11.0
A pure Rust PNG/APNG encoder & decoder
Core Metrics
| video-toolbox | lodepng | png_pong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 71 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 345 | 2.6M | 9.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 89.5K | 162.8K |
| Dependents | 2 | 495 | 270 |
| Releases | 4 | 110 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 105d ago | 98d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 3m | 11y 4m | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
video-toolbox
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
lodepng
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
png_pong
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| video-toolbox | lodepng | png_pong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 3.12.2 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Zlib | (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0 OR MIT) AND Zlib |
| Dependencies | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 53KB | 40KB |
| Features | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 57.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.72 | 1.91 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lodepng leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •png_pong has the most downloads (9.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lodepng is depended on by 495 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •video-toolbox, png_pong are pre-1.0 — API may change.