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v0.14.1 GrowingGIF de- and encoder
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
6.5M downloads in the last 30 days (217.2K/day), up 37% from the previous period.
1.3K crates depend on gif. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 50 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, gif hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 38KB, gif is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include image, resvg, plotters-bitmap, gif-dispose, gifski. When high-quality crates choose gif, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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Most downloaded crates that depend on gif
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Feature Flags
default =["raii_no_panic", "std", "color_quant"]
