Decision Workspace
yt-dlp-repl vs rustube vs auto-ytdlp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
yt-dlp-repl
growingv1.0.0
a frontend for yt-dlp providing an interactive shell mode (REPL)
48
rustube
growingv0.6.0
A YouTube video downloader, originally inspired by pytube, written in Rust.
43
auto-ytdlp
experimentalv1.1.2
Download videos with yt-dlp automatically. You can even download multiple videos at the same time!
Core Metrics
| yt-dlp-repl | rustube | auto-ytdlp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 48 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 77.3K | 21 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 1.1K | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 106 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1094d ago | 1258d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 2y 12m | 5y 2m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
yt-dlp-repl
Maintenance
1
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rustube
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
auto-ytdlp
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| yt-dlp-repl | rustube | auto-ytdlp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.6.0 | 1.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 26 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 152KB | 38KB | 106KB |
| Features | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustube leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustube is depended on by 106 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ yt-dlp-repl, rustube have not been updated in over a year.
- •rustube is pre-1.0 — API may change.