Decision Workspace
mediadecode vs symphonia vs symphonia-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
mediadecode
experimentalv0.2.0
Generic, no_std-friendly type-and-trait spine for media decoders (FFmpeg, WebCodecs, R3D, BRAW, ARRIRAW, X-OCN, ProRes RAW, Canon Cinema RAW Light).
68
symphonia
growingv0.6.0
Pure Rust media container and audio decoding library.
63
symphonia-core
growingv0.6.0
Project Symphonia shared structs, traits, and features.
Core Metrics
| mediadecode | symphonia | symphonia-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 68 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 21 | 6.7M | 6.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 745.4K | 741.3K |
| Dependents | 3 | 2.1K | 227 |
| Releases | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 11d ago | 11d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 11d | 5y 8m | 5y 8m |
Health Breakdown
mediadecode
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
symphonia
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
symphonia-core
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mediadecode | symphonia | symphonia-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.6.0 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 15 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 41KB | 17KB | 147KB |
| Features | 7 | 30 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.95.0 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •symphonia leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •symphonia-core has the most downloads (6.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •symphonia is depended on by 2.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.