Decision Workspace
id3-json vs id3 vs mutagen-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
id3-json
growingv0.2.1
Read and write ID3 tags in a machine-readable way
68
id3
stablev1.16.4
A library for reading and writing ID3 metadata
48
mutagen-rs
experimentalv0.2.7
High-performance audio metadata library — drop-in replacement for mutagen
Core Metrics
| id3-json | id3 | mutagen-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 68 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 7.8K | 10.2M | 371 |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 300.0K | 85 |
| Dependents | 0 | 671 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 62 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 1112d ago | 72d ago | 45d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 10y 11m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
id3-json
Maintenance
4
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
id3
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
mutagen-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| id3-json | id3 | mutagen-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 1.16.4 | 0.2.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 10.0MB | 72KB | 115KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| 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 671 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ id3-json has not been updated in over a year.
- •id3-json, mutagen-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.