dav1d

51.8K downloads in the last 30 days (1.7K/day), up 12% from the previous period.

The primary maintainer publishes 69 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

Despite being 6+ years old, dav1d hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

At 17KB, dav1d is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include image, gst-plugin-dav1d, bevy_av1, imageun, tarang. When high-quality crates choose dav1d, it's a strong quality signal.