Decision Workspace
mtag vs audiobook-forge vs n-mb
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
mtag
growingv0.5.1
A lightweight CLI utility for changing mpeg-4 tags and artwork.
49
audiobook-forge
experimentalv2.10.0
CLI tool for converting audiobook directories to M4B format with chapters and metadata
47
n-mb
growingv1.2.0
Simple ffmpeg wrapper to parse files to the most efficient formats within a set size
Core Metrics
| mtag | audiobook-forge | n-mb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 647 | 4.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 17 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1597d ago | 66d ago | 180d ago |
| Age | 4y 10m | 5m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
mtag
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
audiobook-forge
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
n-mb
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mtag | audiobook-forge | n-mb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 2.10.0 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 35 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 110KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •audiobook-forge leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •n-mb has the most downloads (4.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ mtag has not been updated in over a year.
- •mtag is pre-1.0 — API may change.