Decision Workspace
synthie vs moont vs rustysynth
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
synthie
experimentalv0.4.0
Chiptune-focused synthesizer engine: dual OSC, ring mod, filters, envelopes, LFO, arpeggiator, and FX (reverb, delay, chorus, bitcrusher)
61
moont
experimentalv1.0.0
Roland CM-32L synthesizer emulator
59
rustysynth
growingv1.3.6
A SoundFont MIDI synthesizer written in pure Rust
Core Metrics
| synthie | moont | rustysynth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 61 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 185 | 370 | 76.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 5.4K |
| Dependents | 3 | 24 | 111 |
| Releases | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 55d ago | 99d ago | 337d ago |
| Age | 1m | 4m | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
synthie
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
8
moont
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
rustysynth
Maintenance
8
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| synthie | moont | rustysynth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 1.0.0 | 1.3.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | EUPL-1.2 | LGPL-2.1-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 60KB | 77KB | 36KB |
| Features | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •moont leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustysynth has the most downloads (76.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rustysynth is depended on by 111 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •synthie is pre-1.0 — API may change.