Decision Workspace
nowhear vs mediaremote-rs vs libmpv2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
nowhear
experimentalv0.5.1
Cross-platform media playback information watcher
48
mediaremote-rs
experimentalv0.2.0
Access macOS MediaRemote.framework to get now playing information
55
libmpv2
stablev6.0.0
Libmpv abstraction that's easy to use and can play next to all codecs and containers
Core Metrics
| nowhear | mediaremote-rs | libmpv2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 48 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0K | 601 | 52.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 5.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 37 |
| Releases | 11 | 7 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 79d ago | 62d ago |
| Age | 6m | 7m | 2y 3m |
Health Breakdown
nowhear
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
mediaremote-rs
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
libmpv2
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| nowhear | mediaremote-rs | libmpv2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 0.2.0 | 6.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | LGPL-2.1 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 6 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 67KB | 196KB | 33KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 9.1% | 0.0% | 11.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libmpv2 leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nowhear, mediaremote-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.