Decision Workspace
libaurex vs freesound-rs vs cpal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
libaurex
experimentalv0.1.6
Cross-platform high-level audio API
36
freesound-rs
growingv0.2.0
A Rust client for the Freesound API to search and get sounds only
68
cpal
growingv0.17.3
Low-level cross-platform audio I/O library in pure Rust.
Core Metrics
| libaurex | freesound-rs | cpal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 36 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0K | 902 | 11.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 18 | 901.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3.5K |
| Releases | 7 | 1 | 77 |
| Last Updated | 59d ago | 369d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 7m | 1y | 11y 3m |
Health Breakdown
libaurex
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
freesound-rs
Maintenance
2
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
cpal
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| libaurex | freesound-rs | cpal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 0.2.0 | 0.17.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | LGPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 6 | 37 |
| Crate Size | 663KB | 21KB | 153KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 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.
- •⚠ freesound-rs has not been updated in over a year.