Decision Workspace
id3 vs mutagen-rs vs oxideav-id3
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
68
id3
stablev1.17.0
A library for reading and writing ID3 metadata
50
mutagen-rs
experimentalv0.2.7
High-performance audio metadata library — drop-in replacement for mutagen
49
oxideav-id3
experimentalv0.0.6
Pure-Rust ID3v1 / ID3v2 (2.2 / 2.3 / 2.4) tag parser for oxideav
Core Metrics
| id3 | mutagen-rs | oxideav-id3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 50 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 11.0M | 502 | 1.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 135.0K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 1.1K | 0 | 16 |
| Releases | 63 | 20 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 47d ago | 153d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 11y 3m | 5m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
id3
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
mutagen-rs
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
oxideav-id3
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| id3 | mutagen-rs | oxideav-id3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.17.0 | 0.2.7 | 0.0.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 262KB | 115KB | 174KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 3.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •id3 leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •id3 is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •mutagen-rs, oxideav-id3 are pre-1.0 — API may change.