Decision Workspace
tinyaudio vs mpv-audio vs gstreamer-audio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
tinyaudio
growingv2.0.0
TinyAudio is a cross-platform, easy-to-use, low-level, audio output library.
36
mpv-audio
growingv0.1.1
Provides a simple cross-platform streaming audio API based on mpv
78
gstreamer-audio
growingv0.25.0
Rust bindings for GStreamer Audio library
Core Metrics
| tinyaudio | mpv-audio | gstreamer-audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 36 | 78 |
| Total Downloads | 74.0K | 3.5K | 2.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.9K | 4 | 107.1K |
| Dependents | 42 | 0 | 495 |
| Releases | 9 | 2 | 58 |
| Last Updated | 132d ago | 2868d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 3y | 7y 10m | 8y 7m |
Health Breakdown
tinyaudio
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
mpv-audio
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
gstreamer-audio
Maintenance
20
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tinyaudio | mpv-audio | gstreamer-audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.25.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 6KB | 85KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | — | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •gstreamer-audio leads with a health score of 78/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gstreamer-audio is depended on by 495 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mpv-audio has not been updated in over a year.
- •mpv-audio, gstreamer-audio are pre-1.0 — API may change.