Decision Workspace
mpv-audio vs tinyaudio vs zik
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
mpv-audio
growingv0.1.1
Provides a simple cross-platform streaming audio API based on mpv
60
tinyaudio
growingv2.0.0
TinyAudio is a cross-platform, easy-to-use, low-level, audio output library.
41
zik
experimentalv0.1.0
A TUI web radio player with audio spectrum visualizer
Core Metrics
| mpv-audio | tinyaudio | zik | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 60 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 3.5K | 74.0K | 15 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 4.9K | 15 |
| Dependents | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 2868d ago | 132d ago | 20d ago |
| Age | 7y 10m | 3y | 20d |
Health Breakdown
mpv-audio
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
tinyaudio
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
zik
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mpv-audio | tinyaudio | zik | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 2.0.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 21KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tinyaudio leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ mpv-audio has not been updated in over a year.
- •mpv-audio, zik are pre-1.0 — API may change.