Decision Workspace
playback-rs vs horizon-lattice-multimedia vs midir
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
playback-rs
growingv0.4.8
A very simple audio/song loading and playing library.
50
horizon-lattice-multimedia
experimentalv1.0.1
Multimedia module for Horizon Lattice: audio playback, sound effects
60
midir
growingv0.11.0
A cross-platform, realtime MIDI processing library, inspired by RtMidi.
Core Metrics
| playback-rs | horizon-lattice-multimedia | midir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 50 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 23.5K | 87 | 497.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 45.7K |
| Dependents | 19 | 2 | 935 |
| Releases | 18 | 2 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 29d ago | 115d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 4y | 3m | 10y 9m |
Health Breakdown
playback-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
horizon-lattice-multimedia
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
midir
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| playback-rs | horizon-lattice-multimedia | midir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.8 | 1.0.1 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | ISC | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 32KB | 50KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •midir leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •midir is depended on by 935 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •playback-rs, midir are pre-1.0 — API may change.