# image-rs/image

Encoding and decoding images in Rust

Repository: https://github.com/image-rs/image
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/image-rs-image
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, decoding-images, pixel
Last push: 2026-08-26T12:01:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4483, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5862, forks 720 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:31.750453+00:00)

## What it is
A Rust library providing encoding and decoding for many common image formats (PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP, AVIF, TIFF, and more) plus basic image processing functions. It offers a high-level API for loading, saving, and manipulating images via GenericImage/GenericImageView traits.

## Use cases
- decode a png or jpeg image in rust
- convert images between formats
- resize and manipulate pixel buffers in rust
- load images from bytes with format detection
- encode images to webp or avif

## When to choose
- you need a mature, widely-used pure-Rust image codec library
- you want basic image processing plus many format encoders/decoders in one crate
- you need a plugin interface for additional formats via image-extras

## When to avoid
- you need advanced image editing features like layers or full photo manipulation
- you require GPU-accelerated image processing
- you need formats not covered by the crate or its plugin ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: image-processing, serialization
- domain: image-processing, graphics, files
- platform: rust, cross-platform
- tags: image-encoding, image-decoding, png, jpeg, webp, avif, tiff, gif

## Member repositories
- image-rs/image (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:31.750453+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:51:37.781363+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/image-rs/image (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:31.750453+00:00, sha 93ad7c8bdfc1)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/image (fetched 2026-08-29T08:47:08.023382+00:00, sha 4840e37ca5aa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.