Decision Workspace
midi-control vs rustysynth vs midir
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
midi-control
growingv0.2.3
Communicate with MIDI controllers
59
rustysynth
growingv1.3.6
A SoundFont MIDI synthesizer written in pure Rust
57
midir
growingv0.10.3
A cross-platform, realtime MIDI processing library, inspired by RtMidi.
Core Metrics
| midi-control | rustysynth | midir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 59 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 12.8K | 59.4K | 416.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 179 | 2.6K | 30.8K |
| Dependents | 2 | 92 | 807 |
| Releases | 5 | 17 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 239d ago | 229d ago | 151d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 3y 2m | 10y 7m |
Health Breakdown
midi-control
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
rustysynth
Maintenance
9
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
midir
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| midi-control | rustysynth | midir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 1.3.6 | 0.10.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 36KB | 39KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustysynth leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •midir has the most downloads (416.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •midir is depended on by 807 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •midi-control, midir are pre-1.0 — API may change.