Decision Workspace
yaged vs lodepng vs png_pong
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
yaged
growingv0.2.0
Yet another gif encoder decoder
74
lodepng
stablev3.12.2
Reading and writing PNG files without system dependencies. Pure Rust port of LodePNG.
66
png_pong
growingv0.10.0
A pure Rust PNG/APNG encoder & decoder
Core Metrics
| yaged | lodepng | png_pong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 74 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 4.7K | 2.4M | 9.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 24 | 135.2K | 264.1K |
| Dependents | 3 | 482 | 253 |
| Releases | 2 | 110 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 1966d ago | 39d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 5y 5m | 11y 2m | 6y 8m |
Health Breakdown
yaged
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
lodepng
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
png_pong
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| yaged | lodepng | png_pong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 3.12.2 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Zlib | Apache-2.0 OR Zlib |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 1.3MB | 53KB | 43KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 57.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.72 | 1.86 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lodepng leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •png_pong has the most downloads (9.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lodepng is depended on by 482 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ yaged has not been updated in over a year.
- •yaged, png_pong are pre-1.0 — API may change.