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sixel-rs

v0.5.0 Growing

A safe Rust wrapper for libsixel (active fork)

MIT Edition 2021
API bindingsMultimedia::ImagesGraphics #image#graphics#terminal#sixel

Quick Verdict

  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • Tiny footprint (192KB, 2 deps)
  • Permissive license (MIT)

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Downloads
51.1K
Dependents
31
Releases
4
Size
192KB

Deep Insights

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Stable downloads

1.9K downloads in the last 30 days (63/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 69 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 3+ years old, sixel-rs hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include viuer, pic, dcat. When high-quality crates choose sixel-rs, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 7/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 14/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 10/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 10/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads · last 90 days
60/day avg+18%
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Top Dependents

Most downloaded crates that depend on sixel-rs

Version Adoption

v0.3.3
87%
v0.4.1
6%
v0.5.0
4%
v0.4.0
3%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
31
crates depend on sixel-rs

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