Decision Workspace
yt-live-rs vs brainrot vs rustube
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
yt-live-rs
experimentalv0.1.0
A Rust library for downloading YouTube live streams
49
brainrot
growingv0.3.0
A live chat interface for Twitch & YouTube
48
rustube
growingv0.6.0
A YouTube video downloader, originally inspired by pytube, written in Rust.
Core Metrics
| yt-live-rs | brainrot | rustube | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 49 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 19 | 3.6K | 79.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 106 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 134d ago | 93d ago | 1317d ago |
| Age | 4m | 2y | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
yt-live-rs
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
brainrot
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
rustube
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| yt-live-rs | brainrot | rustube | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 20 | 15 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 51KB | 38KB | 38KB |
| Features | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •brainrot leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustube has the most downloads (79.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rustube is depended on by 106 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rustube has not been updated in over a year.