Is libpng-sys safe to use?

libpng-sys has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.1.11). DepScope rates its health at 58/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of libpng-sys?

The latest version of libpng-sys is 1.1.11, released 2025-10-31.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of libpng-sys.

No, libpng-sys is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.1.11 (2025-10-31).

Popular alternatives to libpng-sys in Cargo include: hashbrown, getrandom, windows-sys, syn.

libpng-sys is licensed under Libpng.

cargov1.1.11

Unreliable bindings for libpng 1.6. They're likely to bring sorrow and regret. Please use a native Rust PNG library instead.

License Libpng25 versions0 deps6,257 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 58/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

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