Decision Workspace
audio-master vs web-audio-api vs fon
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
audio-master
experimentalv1.1.2
Rich Audio API based on libsamplerate and cpal.
62
web-audio-api
stablev1.5.0
A pure Rust implementation of the Web Audio API, for use in non-browser contexts
52
fon
growingv0.6.0
Rust audio types, resampling, processing and mixing library.
Core Metrics
| audio-master | web-audio-api | fon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 62 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 138 | 135.5K | 3.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 4.8K | 179.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 25 |
| Releases | 4 | 63 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 175d ago | 3d ago | 1577d ago |
| Age | 5m | 5y 4m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
audio-master
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
web-audio-api
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
fon
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| audio-master | web-audio-api | fon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.2 | 1.5.0 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT OR BSL-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 30 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 41KB | 825KB | 21KB |
| Features | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86 | 1.56.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •web-audio-api leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fon has the most downloads (3.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ fon has not been updated in over a year.
- •fon is pre-1.0 — API may change.