Decision Workspace
wavers vs wav_io vs hound
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
wavers
growingv1.5.1
A library for reading and writing wav files.
59
wav_io
growingv0.1.17
Wav file reader and writer
58
hound
growingv3.5.1
A wav encoding and decoding library
Core Metrics
| wavers | wav_io | hound | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 59 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 49.3K | 31.5K | 10.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.2K | 544 | 1.2M |
| Dependents | 946 | 133 | 4.5K |
| Releases | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 453d ago | 17d ago | 914d ago |
| Age | 2y 11m | 4y | 10y 12m |
Health Breakdown
wavers
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
wav_io
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
hound
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| wavers | wav_io | hound | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.1 | 0.1.17 | 3.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 203KB | 17KB | 39KB |
| Features | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wavers leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hound has the most downloads (10.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hound is depended on by 4.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ wavers, hound have not been updated in over a year.
- •wav_io is pre-1.0 — API may change.