Decision Workspace
caved vs ff-format vs ac-ffmpeg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
caved
growingv0.0.0
Codecs for Audio and Video Encoding and Decoding, static bindings to libav (ffmpeg). Some re-implemented in Rust. Goal is for all Rust.
54
ff-format
experimentalv0.14.3
Common types for video/audio processing - the Rust way
49
ac-ffmpeg
growingv0.19.0
Simple and safe Rust interface for FFmpeg libraries.
Core Metrics
| caved | ff-format | ac-ffmpeg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 54 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 2.4K | 910 | 52.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 180 | 76 |
| Releases | 1 | 23 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 2785d ago | 21d ago | 374d ago |
| Age | 7y 7m | 2m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
caved
Maintenance
1
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
ff-format
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
ac-ffmpeg
Maintenance
5
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| caved | ff-format | ac-ffmpeg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 0.14.3 | 0.19.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT / BSL-1.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 10.4MB | 70KB | 55KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.8% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ff-format leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ac-ffmpeg has the most downloads (52.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ff-format is depended on by 180 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ caved, ac-ffmpeg have not been updated in over a year.