Decision Workspace
coreaudio-sys vs coreaudio-rs vs calx
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
coreaudio-sys
growingv0.2.18
Bindings for Apple's CoreAudio frameworks generated via rust-bindgen
60
coreaudio-rs
growingv0.14.2
A friendly rust interface for Apple's CoreAudio API.
34
calx
growingv0.1.0
Oxidized Core Audio API
Core Metrics
| coreaudio-sys | coreaudio-rs | calx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 60 | 34 |
| Total Downloads | 10.3M | 10.7M | 2.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 558.4K | 704.2K | 0 |
| Dependents | 276 | 138 | 0 |
| Releases | 24 | 31 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 39d ago | 75d ago | 2660d ago |
| Age | 11y 4m | 11y 4m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
coreaudio-sys
Maintenance
15
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
coreaudio-rs
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
calx
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| coreaudio-sys | coreaudio-rs | calx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.18 | 0.14.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | LGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 45KB | 7KB |
| Features | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 5 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •coreaudio-sys leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •coreaudio-rs has the most downloads (10.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •coreaudio-sys is depended on by 276 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ calx has not been updated in over a year.