color_quant
v2.0.0 StableColor quantization library to reduce n colors to 256 colors.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 16d ago)
- ✓Stable API (2.x for 10+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 339 crates
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (8KB, 0 deps)
Security
Deep Insights
6.2M downloads in the last 30 days (205.7K/day), up 17% from the previous period.
339 crates depend on color_quant. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
This crate is maintained by a team (3 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 10 years with 4 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
color_quant has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 8KB, color_quant is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include image, gif, quantette, ril, onefetch-image. When high-quality crates choose color_quant, it's a strong quality signal.
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