Decision Workspace
mkaudiolibrary vs audiobuffer vs essentia-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
mkaudiolibrary
stablev1.4.0
Modular audio processing library including MKAU plugin format based on Rust.
55
audiobuffer
stablev1.2.2
A simple Rust library to provide basic audio buffer functionality.
49
essentia-sys
experimentalv0.1.5
Rust FFI bindings and bridge for the Essentia library
Core Metrics
| mkaudiolibrary | audiobuffer | essentia-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 55 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 30.1K | 938 | 2.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 36 | 23 | 98 |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Releases | 32 | 5 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 100d ago | 1d ago | 267d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 1y | 8m |
Health Breakdown
mkaudiolibrary
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
audiobuffer
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
essentia-sys
Maintenance
15
Quality
9
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| mkaudiolibrary | audiobuffer | essentia-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.0 | 1.2.2 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 66KB | 6KB | 16KB |
| Features | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 3.1% | 0.0% | 20.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •audiobuffer leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mkaudiolibrary has the most downloads (30.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •essentia-sys is pre-1.0 — API may change.