Decision Workspace
wml2 vs pixo vs imagefmt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
wml2
experimentalv0.0.18
Pure Rust multi-format image decoding and encoding library supporting JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, TIFF and PC-98 legacy formats (MAG, MAKI, PI, PIC)
55
pixo
experimentalv0.4.1
A minimal-dependency, high-performance image compression library
53
imagefmt
growingv4.0.0
Image decoders: PNG, TGA, BMP, JPEG. Encoders: PNG, TGA, BMP.
Core Metrics
| wml2 | pixo | imagefmt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 55 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 17 | 369 | 156.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 17 | 111 | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 89d ago | 3625d ago |
| Age | 14d | 3m | 10y 10m |
Health Breakdown
wml2
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
pixo
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
imagefmt
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| wml2 | pixo | imagefmt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.18 | 0.4.1 | 4.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 216KB | 320KB | 29KB |
| Features | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | 1.91 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •pixo leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •imagefmt has the most downloads (156.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ imagefmt has not been updated in over a year.
- •wml2, pixo are pre-1.0 — API may change.