Decision Workspace
ydl-lib vs yt-transcript-rs vs ydl-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
ydl-lib
experimentalv0.2.0
A fast, reliable YouTube subtitle downloader library written in Rust
47
yt-transcript-rs
experimentalv0.1.8
A Rust library for fetching and working with YouTube video transcripts
40
ydl-cli
experimentalv0.2.0
Command-line interface for the ydl YouTube subtitle downloader
Core Metrics
| ydl-lib | yt-transcript-rs | ydl-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 47 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 892 | 6.0K | 734 |
| 30d Downloads | 26 | 461 | 9 |
| Dependents | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 209d ago | 276d ago | 209d ago |
| Age | 7m | 10m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
ydl-lib
Maintenance
9
Quality
11
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
yt-transcript-rs
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
ydl-cli
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ydl-lib | yt-transcript-rs | ydl-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.8 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 22 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 119KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •yt-transcript-rs leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.