Decision Workspace
ratag vs lofty vs mutagen-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
ratag
experimentalv0.1.1
Simple, fast and reliable audio tag reader.
58
lofty
growingv0.24.0
Audio metadata library
52
mutagen-rs
experimentalv0.2.7
High-performance audio metadata library — drop-in replacement for mutagen
Core Metrics
| ratag | lofty | mutagen-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 58 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 180 | 600.1K | 437 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 52.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 972 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 56 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 113d ago | 43d ago | 104d ago |
| Age | 6m | 5y 1m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
ratag
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
lofty
Maintenance
16
Quality
9
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
mutagen-rs
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ratag | lofty | mutagen-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.24.0 | 0.2.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 15 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 49KB | 267KB | 115KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 21.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lofty leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lofty is depended on by 972 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.