Decision Workspace
dfl-cli vs rnytd vs rustube
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
dfl-cli
growingv1.2.3
A CLI tool for downloading videos from youtube, and twitch.
49
rnytd
experimentalv0.1.4
A simple and interactive command-line tool for downloading YouTube videos and extracting audio.
48
rustube
growingv0.6.0
A YouTube video downloader, originally inspired by pytube, written in Rust.
Core Metrics
| dfl-cli | rnytd | rustube | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 49 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 113 | 77.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 7 | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 106 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 869d ago | 126d ago | 1258d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 4m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
dfl-cli
Maintenance
1
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rnytd
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
rustube
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| dfl-cli | rnytd | rustube | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.3 | 0.1.4 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 7KB | 38KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rnytd leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustube has the most downloads (77.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rustube is depended on by 106 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dfl-cli, rustube have not been updated in over a year.
- •rnytd, rustube are pre-1.0 — API may change.