Decision Workspace
libflac-rs vs flacenc vs flexaudio-encode
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
libflac-rs
experimentalv0.143.1
Bit-exact pure-Rust port of libFLAC 1.4.3: a complete FLAC encoder and decoder (incl. Ogg FLAC) byte-identical to the C reference.
55
flacenc
growingv0.5.1
Pure rust library for embedding FLAC encoder in your application.
48
flexaudio-encode
experimentalv0.2.0
Streaming FLAC encoding sink for recorded audio (pure Rust, fully offline).
Core Metrics
| libflac-rs | flacenc | flexaudio-encode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 55 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 58 | 535.8K | 16 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 23.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 16d ago | 208d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 25d | 4y 1m | 9d |
Health Breakdown
libflac-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
flacenc
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
flexaudio-encode
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| libflac-rs | flacenc | flexaudio-encode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.143.1 | 0.5.1 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 70KB | 244KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •flacenc leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •flacenc is depended on by 160 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.