Decision Workspace
y4m vs wav1c vs wav1c-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
y4m
growingv0.8.0
YUV4MPEG2 (.y4m) Encoder/Decoder.
52
wav1c
experimentalv0.2.0
Wondrous AV1 encoder written in safe Rust.
44
wav1c-cli
experimentalv0.2.0
Command-line AV1 encoder powered by wav1c.
Core Metrics
| y4m | wav1c | wav1c-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 52 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 6.9M | 108 | 43 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.3M | 35 | 5 |
| Dependents | 180 | 6 | 0 |
| Releases | 17 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1071d ago | 40d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 10y 4m | 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
y4m
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
wav1c
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
wav1c-cli
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| y4m | wav1c | wav1c-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 84KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 17.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wav1c leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •y4m has the most downloads (6.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •y4m is depended on by 180 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ y4m has not been updated in over a year.