imgref

3.5M downloads in the last 30 days (116.5K/day), up 22% from the previous period.

836 crates depend on imgref. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 9 years with 32 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

imgref has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.

At 19KB, imgref is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

56% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.

Notable dependents include ravif, loop9, gif-dispose, femtovg, i-slint-backend-winit. When high-quality crates choose imgref, it's a strong quality signal.