Decision Workspace
fon vs audio-master vs cpal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
fon
growingv0.6.0
Rust audio types, resampling, processing and mixing library.
56
audio-master
experimentalv1.1.2
Rich Audio API based on libsamplerate and cpal.
68
cpal
growingv0.17.3
Low-level cross-platform audio I/O library in pure Rust.
Core Metrics
| fon | audio-master | cpal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 56 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7M | 136 | 11.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 165.1K | 6 | 901.5K |
| Dependents | 25 | 0 | 3.5K |
| Releases | 6 | 4 | 77 |
| Last Updated | 1518d ago | 116d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 5y 7m | 3m | 11y 3m |
Health Breakdown
fon
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
audio-master
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
cpal
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| fon | audio-master | cpal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 1.1.2 | 0.17.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT OR BSL-1.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 6 | 37 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 41KB | 153KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56.1 | — | 1.78 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •cpal leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cpal is depended on by 3.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fon has not been updated in over a year.
- •fon, cpal are pre-1.0 — API may change.