Decision Workspace
opl3-rs vs rustysynth vs soloud
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
opl3-rs
growingv0.2.2
Rust bindings for Nuked-OPL3, a Yamaha OPL3 FM-synthesis chip emulation library.
59
rustysynth
growingv1.3.6
A SoundFont MIDI synthesizer written in pure Rust
58
soloud
growingv1.1.1
Rust bindings for the soloud audio engine
Core Metrics
| opl3-rs | rustysynth | soloud | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 59 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 6.0K | 59.4K | 108.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 24 | 2.6K | 1.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 92 | 33 |
| Releases | 6 | 17 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 391d ago | 229d ago | 319d ago |
| Age | 1y 9m | 3y 2m | 5y 7m |
Health Breakdown
opl3-rs
Maintenance
7
Quality
7
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
rustysynth
Maintenance
9
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
soloud
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| opl3-rs | rustysynth | soloud | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 1.3.6 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | LGPL-2.1 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 184KB | 36KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Yanked % | 66.7% | 0.0% | 18.2% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.67 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustysynth leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •soloud has the most downloads (108.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ opl3-rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •opl3-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.