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ktx2

v0.5.0 Growing

Parser for the ktx2 texture container format

Apache-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.56
Parser implementationsGraphicsGame development #parser#texture#khronos#gpu#ktx2

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 36d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 154 crates
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (42KB, 1 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
3.7M
Dependents
154
Releases
4
Size
42KB

Deep Insights

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Stable downloads

261.4K downloads in the last 30 days (8.7K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

154 crates depend on ktx2. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 60 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 4+ years old, ktx2 hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 41KB, ktx2 is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include bevy_image, oculante, texture2ddecoder, oxygengine-ha-renderer, rend3-gltf. When high-quality crates choose ktx2, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 14/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 17/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
9K/day avg-5%
05K10K2/263/164/34/215/95/26

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.3.0
62%
v0.4.0
36%
v0.5.0
2%
v0.2.0
0%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

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Maintainers

Dependencies
1
direct dependencies
Dependents
154
crates depend on ktx2

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