Decision Workspace
mutagen-rs vs id3 vs lofty
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
mutagen-rs
experimentalv0.2.7
High-performance audio metadata library — drop-in replacement for mutagen
68
id3
stablev1.16.4
A library for reading and writing ID3 metadata
61
lofty
growingv0.23.3
Audio metadata library
Core Metrics
| mutagen-rs | id3 | lofty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 68 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 371 | 10.2M | 503.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 85 | 300.0K | 42.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 671 | 819 |
| Releases | 20 | 62 | 55 |
| Last Updated | 45d ago | 72d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 1m | 10y 11m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
mutagen-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
id3
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
lofty
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mutagen-rs | id3 | lofty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.7 | 1.16.4 | 0.23.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 5 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 115KB | 72KB | 264KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.2% | 14.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •id3 leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lofty is depended on by 819 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •mutagen-rs, lofty are pre-1.0 — API may change.