Decision Workspace
xisf-rs vs lodepng vs symphonia
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
xisf-rs
growingv0.0.4
Reader (eventually writer) library for the XISF astronomy image file format
74
lodepng
stablev3.12.2
Reading and writing PNG files without system dependencies. Pure Rust port of LodePNG.
70
symphonia
growingv0.5.5
Pure Rust media container and audio decoding library.
Core Metrics
| xisf-rs | lodepng | symphonia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 74 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 5.1K | 2.4M | 5.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 132.1K | 784.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 482 | 1.5K |
| Releases | 4 | 110 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 926d ago | 39d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 11y 2m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
xisf-rs
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
lodepng
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
symphonia
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| xisf-rs | lodepng | symphonia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.4 | 3.12.2 | 0.5.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Zlib | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 28 | 4 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 55KB | 53KB | 12KB |
| Features | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 57.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.64.0 | 1.72 | 1.53 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lodepng leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •symphonia has the most downloads (5.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •symphonia is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xisf-rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •xisf-rs, symphonia are pre-1.0 — API may change.