Decision Workspace
midi-msg vs nodi vs plmidi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
midi-msg
growingv0.8.1
A (eventually) complete representation of the MIDI 1.0 Detailed Specification and its many extensions and addenda, allowing for the serialization and deserialization of MIDI byte streams to and from a typed representation.
51
nodi
growingv1.0.3
A library for playback and abstraction of MIDI files.
43
plmidi
growingv0.14.2
Play MIDI files from the command line.
Core Metrics
| midi-msg | nodi | plmidi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 51 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 38.3K | 63.6K | 17.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2K | 218 | 20 |
| Dependents | 85 | 45 | 0 |
| Releases | 16 | 48 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 169d ago | 450d ago | 1380d ago |
| Age | 5y | 4y 6m | 4y 5m |
Health Breakdown
midi-msg
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
nodi
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
plmidi
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| midi-msg | nodi | plmidi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 | 1.0.3 | 0.14.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 233KB | 20KB | 22KB |
| Features | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 31.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •midi-msg leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nodi has the most downloads (63.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ nodi, plmidi have not been updated in over a year.
- •midi-msg, plmidi are pre-1.0 — API may change.