Decision Workspace
ears vs midir vs lookas
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
ears
growingv0.8.0
Easy Rust API to play audio using OpenAL
57
midir
growingv0.10.3
A cross-platform, realtime MIDI processing library, inspired by RtMidi.
53
lookas
growingv1.5.0
High-performance terminal audio spectrum visualizer with real-time FFT, mel-scale bands, and physics-based animation
Core Metrics
| ears | midir | lookas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 57 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 76.1K | 416.3K | 2.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 519 | 31.7K | 21 |
| Dependents | 24 | 807 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 20 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 2235d ago | 151d ago | 75d ago |
| Age | 10y 2m | 10y 7m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
ears
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
midir
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
lookas
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ears | midir | lookas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.10.3 | 1.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 13 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 46KB | 39KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •midir leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •midir is depended on by 807 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ears has not been updated in over a year.
- •ears, midir are pre-1.0 — API may change.