Decision Workspace
mtag vs audiobook-forge vs embystream
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
mtag
growingv0.5.1
A lightweight CLI utility for changing mpeg-4 tags and artwork.
53
audiobook-forge
experimentalv2.10.0
CLI tool for converting audiobook directories to M4B format with chapters and metadata
50
embystream
experimentalv0.0.22
Another Emby streaming application (frontend/backend separation) written in Rust.
Core Metrics
| mtag | audiobook-forge | embystream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 53 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 535 | 2.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 80 | 68 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 17 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1538d ago | 7d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 3m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
mtag
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
audiobook-forge
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
embystream
Maintenance
19
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mtag | audiobook-forge | embystream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 2.10.0 | 0.0.22 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 6 | 35 | 50 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 110KB | 323KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •audiobook-forge leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mtag has the most downloads (2.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ mtag has not been updated in over a year.
- •mtag, embystream are pre-1.0 — API may change.