Decision Workspace
resid-rs vs usbsid-pico vs zinc64-loader
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
resid-rs
growingv1.1.1
Port of reSID, a MOS6581 SID emulator engine, to Rust
53
usbsid-pico
experimentalv0.1.5
Rust driver for USBSID-Pico – interface MOS SID chips (6581/8580) and hardware emulators over USB
39
zinc64-loader
growingv0.8.0
Commodore 64 emulator loader support
Core Metrics
| resid-rs | usbsid-pico | zinc64-loader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 53 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 30.5K | 231 | 5.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 213 | 99 | 53 |
| Dependents | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Releases | 18 | 6 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1328d ago | 42d ago | 2518d ago |
| Age | 8y 3m | 1m | 7y 7m |
Health Breakdown
resid-rs
Maintenance
4
Quality
22
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
usbsid-pico
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
zinc64-loader
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| resid-rs | usbsid-pico | zinc64-loader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.1 | 0.1.5 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0+ | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0+ |
| Dependencies | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 96KB | 39KB | 5KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •usbsid-pico leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •resid-rs has the most downloads (30.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ resid-rs, zinc64-loader have not been updated in over a year.
- •usbsid-pico, zinc64-loader are pre-1.0 — API may change.