Decision Workspace
rum-player vs trix-player vs koan-music
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
rum-player
growingv0.1.6
TUI-based music player
48
trix-player
experimentalv1.0.0
A beautiful, keyboard-driven terminal music player for Linux.
41
koan-music
experimentalv0.18.0
Bit-perfect music player — Ratatui TUI, gapless playback, Navidrome/Subsonic integration.
Core Metrics
| rum-player | trix-player | koan-music | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 48 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 9.5K | 73 | 413 |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 8 | 413 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 5 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 2224d ago | 59d ago | today |
| Age | 6y 5m | 2m | 26d |
Health Breakdown
rum-player
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
trix-player
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
koan-music
Maintenance
14
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rum-player | trix-player | koan-music | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 1.0.0 | 0.18.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | WTFPL | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 21 | 15 | 34 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 373KB | 152KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •trix-player leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rum-player has the most downloads (9.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rum-player has not been updated in over a year.
- •rum-player, koan-music are pre-1.0 — API may change.