Decision Workspace
spotify-cli vs CLI-Rhythm vs musicman
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
spotify-cli
experimentalv0.5.0
A command-line interface for Spotify
45
CLI-Rhythm
growingv1.0.1
A simple and functional CLI music player.
45
musicman
growingv0.1.5
Simple cli for playing music in the ~/Music folder
Core Metrics
| spotify-cli | CLI-Rhythm | musicman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 45 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 137 | 5.2K | 5.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 10 | 11 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 65d ago | 194d ago | 135d ago |
| Age | 2m | 1y 7m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
spotify-cli
Maintenance
9
Quality
3
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
CLI-Rhythm
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
musicman
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| spotify-cli | CLI-Rhythm | musicman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 1.0.1 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 23 | 18 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 558KB | 34KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 71.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.90 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •CLI-Rhythm leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •musicman has the most downloads (5.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •spotify-cli, musicman are pre-1.0 — API may change.