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imagequant-sys

v4.1.0 Growing

Convert 24/32-bit images to 8-bit palette with alpha channel. C API/FFI libimagequant that powers pngquant lossy PNG compressor. Dual-licensed like pngquant. See https://pngquant.org for details.

GPL-3.0-or-later Edition 2021 MSRV 1.63
Multimedia::Images #image#quantization#palette#quant#dither

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Stable API (4.x for 8+ years)
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (31KB, 3 deps)
  • !68% of releases were yanked

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Downloads
193.6K
Dependents
23
Releases
41
Size
31KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

1.1K downloads in the last 30 days (36/day), up 52% from the previous period.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 132 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Stable for 8+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 8 years with 41 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 30KB, imagequant-sys is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Notable yanked versions

68% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 9/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 16/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 9/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
27/day avg+62%
02040608012/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Most downloaded crates that depend on imagequant-sys

Version Adoption

v4.1.0
39%
v4.0.3
23%
v2.13.1
15%
v3.1.0+sys2.16.0
11%
v3.1.1+sys2.17.0
11%

Release Timeline

41 releases28 yankedsince 2017
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Feature Flags

default =["imagequant/default"]

capithreads

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
23
crates depend on imagequant-sys

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