Decision Workspace
rustwav-core vs wav_io vs hound
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
rustwav-core
experimentalv0.3.8
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`.
59
wav_io
growingv0.1.17
Wav file reader and writer
58
hound
growingv3.5.1
A wav encoding and decoding library
Core Metrics
| rustwav-core | wav_io | hound | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 59 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 2.5K | 31.5K | 10.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 29 | 557 | 1.2M |
| Dependents | 6 | 133 | 4.5K |
| Releases | 5 | 17 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 247d ago | 17d ago | 914d ago |
| Age | 10m | 4y | 10y 12m |
Health Breakdown
rustwav-core
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
wav_io
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
hound
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| rustwav-core | wav_io | hound | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.8 | 0.1.17 | 3.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 106KB | 17KB | 39KB |
| 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
- •wav_io leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hound has the most downloads (10.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hound is depended on by 4.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hound has not been updated in over a year.
- •rustwav-core, wav_io are pre-1.0 — API may change.