Decision Workspace
lookas vs midir vs klingt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
lookas
growingv1.5.0
High-performance terminal audio spectrum visualizer with real-time FFT, mel-scale bands, and physics-based animation
57
midir
growingv0.10.3
A cross-platform, realtime MIDI processing library, inspired by RtMidi.
50
klingt
growingv0.3.3
Lock-free audio graph library with message-passing parameter control
Core Metrics
| lookas | midir | klingt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 57 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 2.6K | 416.3K | 3.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 31.7K | 63 |
| Dependents | 0 | 807 | 11 |
| Releases | 12 | 20 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 75d ago | 151d ago | 113d ago |
| Age | 7m | 10y 7m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
lookas
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
midir
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
klingt
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| lookas | midir | klingt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.0 | 0.10.3 | 0.3.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 13 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 39KB | 3.2MB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •midir leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •midir is depended on by 807 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •midir, klingt are pre-1.0 — API may change.