Decision Workspace
koan-music vs trix-player vs shelltrax
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
koan-music
experimentalv0.18.0
Bit-perfect music player — Ratatui TUI, gapless playback, Navidrome/Subsonic integration.
48
trix-player
experimentalv1.0.0
A beautiful, keyboard-driven terminal music player for Linux.
38
shelltrax
experimentalv20251214.0.2
A cmus-inspired terminal music player with Last.fm scrobbling
Core Metrics
| koan-music | trix-player | shelltrax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 48 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 413 | 73 | 18 |
| 30d Downloads | 413 | 8 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 32 | 5 | 1 |
| Last Updated | today | 59d ago | 103d ago |
| Age | 26d | 2m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
koan-music
Maintenance
14
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
trix-player
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
shelltrax
Maintenance
8
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| koan-music | trix-player | shelltrax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.18.0 | 1.0.0 | 20251214.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 34 | 15 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 152KB | 373KB | 2.0MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •trix-player leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •koan-music has the most downloads (413), suggesting wider adoption.
- •koan-music is pre-1.0 — API may change.