rusty_png

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Rust alternative to libpng, ending PNG decode memory corruption in C

rusty_png is the Remade with Rust pin for this lane: keep the product shape, change the safety floor, and stop shipping the old C or cloud default by accident.

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Instant benefit

In the wild: RAG Converter uses rustypng to decode the images. It makes personal and work files AI-readable without them leaving the machine: the whole conversion runs as WebAssembly in the browser tab, with nothing uploaded and nothing to install.

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Deploy with GitHub access

1. Confirm you can open https://github.com/Remade-With-Rust/rusty_png.
2. Add the crate to your project (crates.io when published, otherwise git):

   cargo add rusty_png

   Git pin: cargo add --git https://github.com/Remade-With-Rust/rusty_png.git

3. Prove the pin with cargo check before the next agent prompt can swap it for a C or cloud default.
4. Read the builder field note for composition: /learn/rusty-png/.