Decision Workspace
pd-sys vs horizon-lattice-multimedia vs purezen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
pd-sys
growingv0.1.1
FFI bindings for the Pure Data (Pd) multimedia programming language
50
horizon-lattice-multimedia
experimentalv1.0.1
Multimedia module for Horizon Lattice: audio playback, sound effects
38
purezen
growingv0.0.2
Runtime for the Pure Data (Pd) audio programming language, implemented as an extensible audio library allowing full control over signal processing, message passing, and graph manipulation. Pure Data is a graph-based programming language environment creating interactive music and multimedia works.
Core Metrics
| pd-sys | horizon-lattice-multimedia | purezen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 50 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 4.3K | 55 | 6.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 19 | 52 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 2275d ago | 56d ago | 2592d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 1m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
pd-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
6
horizon-lattice-multimedia
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
purezen
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| pd-sys | horizon-lattice-multimedia | purezen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.0.1 | 0.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | LGPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 32KB | 626KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •horizon-lattice-multimedia leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •purezen has the most downloads (6.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pd-sys, purezen have not been updated in over a year.
- •pd-sys, purezen are pre-1.0 — API may change.