Decision Workspace
tinyaudio vs oxideav-sysaudio vs mpv-audio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
tinyaudio
growingv2.0.0
TinyAudio is a cross-platform, easy-to-use, low-level, audio output library.
48
oxideav-sysaudio
experimentalv0.1.1
Pure-Rust audio output: runtime-loaded native backends (ALSA, PulseAudio, WASAPI, CoreAudio, …) with no C build-time linkage
36
mpv-audio
growingv0.1.1
Provides a simple cross-platform streaming audio API based on mpv
Core Metrics
| tinyaudio | oxideav-sysaudio | mpv-audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 48 | 36 |
| Total Downloads | 82.2K | 57 | 3.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.0K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 191d ago | 31d ago | 2927d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 1m | 8y |
Health Breakdown
tinyaudio
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
oxideav-sysaudio
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
mpv-audio
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| tinyaudio | oxideav-sysaudio | mpv-audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 33KB | 6KB |
| Features | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | 1.56 | 1.80 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tinyaudio leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ mpv-audio has not been updated in over a year.
- •oxideav-sysaudio, mpv-audio are pre-1.0 — API may change.