Decision Workspace
tono-core vs tono vs naad
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
tono-core
experimentalv1.8.0
The pure, headless audio engine behind tono: synthesis-graph DSL, DSP, deterministic renderer, instruments, songs, and analysis — no I/O, no transport.
48
tono
experimentalv1.8.0
A deterministic sound engine — synthesis, instruments, songs, and adaptive game music, rendered byte-identically to audio. Includes a CLI that renders a SoundDoc to audio + analysis images.
58
naad
experimentalv1.2.5
naad — Audio synthesis primitives: oscillators, filters, envelopes, modulation, wavetables, effects
Core Metrics
| tono-core | tono | naad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 48 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 192 | 95 | 994 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| Releases | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 2d ago | 71d ago |
| Age | 12d | 12d | 3m |
Health Breakdown
tono-core
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
tono
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
naad
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tono-core | tono | naad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.8.0 | 1.8.0 | 1.2.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 198KB | 35KB | 131KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •naad leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.