Decision Workspace
coreaudio-rs vs coreaudio-sys vs calx
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
coreaudio-rs
growingv0.14.0
A friendly rust interface for Apple's CoreAudio API.
57
coreaudio-sys
growingv0.2.17
Bindings for Apple's CoreAudio frameworks generated via rust-bindgen
34
calx
growingv0.1.0
Oxidized Core Audio API
Core Metrics
| coreaudio-rs | coreaudio-sys | calx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 57 | 34 |
| Total Downloads | 7.4M | 7.5M | 2.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 688.8K | 623.9K | 4 |
| Dependents | 134 | 109 | 0 |
| Releases | 29 | 23 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 73d ago | 292d ago | 2553d ago |
| Age | 11y 1m | 11y 1m | 6y 12m |
Health Breakdown
coreaudio-rs
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
coreaudio-sys
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
calx
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| coreaudio-rs | coreaudio-sys | calx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.14.0 | 0.2.17 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | LGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 8KB | 7KB |
| Features | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 5 (team) | 4 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •coreaudio-rs leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •coreaudio-sys has the most downloads (7.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •coreaudio-rs is depended on by 134 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ calx has not been updated in over a year.