Decision Workspace
rustwav-core vs hound vs wav_io
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
rustwav-core
growingv0.3.8
The core implementation of WAV format audio file parser and creator, with resampler and downmixer, can change the sample rate of the audio file, and a lot of sub-format support e.g. ADPCM, aLaw, MuLaw, mp3, opus, flac, ogg vorbis, etc, can't use directly, please use `rustwav`.
58
hound
growingv3.5.1
A wav encoding and decoding library
56
wav_io
growingv0.1.17
Wav file reader and writer
Core Metrics
| rustwav-core | hound | wav_io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 58 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 2.5K | 12.3M | 32.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 936.4K | 0 |
| Dependents | 6 | 5.3K | 133 |
| Releases | 5 | 16 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 306d ago | 973d ago | 76d ago |
| Age | 1y | 11y 1m | 4y 2m |
Health Breakdown
rustwav-core
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
hound
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
wav_io
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rustwav-core | hound | wav_io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.8 | 3.5.1 | 0.1.17 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 106KB | 39KB | 17KB |
| Features | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hound leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hound is depended on by 5.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hound has not been updated in over a year.
- •rustwav-core, wav_io are pre-1.0 — API may change.