Decision Workspace
symphonia-format-mkv vs mkv vs webm-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
symphonia-format-mkv
growingv0.5.5
Pure Rust MKV/WebM demuxer (a part of project Symphonia).
33
mkv
growingv0.0.8
[incomplete yet] Matroska (mkv,webm) files parser and generator implemented in Rust
58
webm-sys
growingv2.2.0
Rust FFI bindings and wrapper for libwebm
Core Metrics
| symphonia-format-mkv | mkv | webm-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 33 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 2.6M | 13.8K | 543.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 523.8K | 31 | 3.0K |
| Dependents | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Releases | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 1669d ago | 169d ago |
| Age | 4y 1m | 10y 7m | 10y 8m |
Health Breakdown
symphonia-format-mkv
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
mkv
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
webm-sys
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| symphonia-format-mkv | mkv | webm-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.5 | 0.0.8 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | non-standard | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 20KB | 94KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 46.7% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.53 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •symphonia-format-mkv leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ mkv has not been updated in over a year.
- •symphonia-format-mkv, mkv are pre-1.0 — API may change.