Decision Workspace
opensound vs midir vs rtmidi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
opensound
growingv0.0.6
(WIP)A One-Stop Multi-Level SoundSystem Abstraction, suitable for being a solid foundation for Pro-Audio Applications(e.g. a DAW) or other sound related apps.
57
midir
growingv0.10.3
A cross-platform, realtime MIDI processing library, inspired by RtMidi.
37
rtmidi
growingv0.2.0
Safe wrapper for RtMidi, realtime MIDI input/output
Core Metrics
| opensound | midir | rtmidi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 57 | 37 |
| Total Downloads | 7.6K | 416.3K | 3.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 30.8K | 8 |
| Dependents | 0 | 807 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 20 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 726d ago | 151d ago | 1804d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 10y 7m | 5y |
Health Breakdown
opensound
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
midir
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
rtmidi
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| opensound | midir | rtmidi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.6 | 0.10.3 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 39KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •midir leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •midir is depended on by 807 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ opensound, rtmidi have not been updated in over a year.