cpal
v0.17.3 GrowingLow-level cross-platform audio I/O library in pure Rust.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 37d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (3.5K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- !Heavy dependency tree (37 direct deps)
Security
Deep Insights
958.4K downloads in the last 30 days (31.9K/day), up 33% from the previous period.
3.5K crates depend on cpal. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 81 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 11+ years old, cpal hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
37 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include hound, rodio, tokio-serial, bevy_audio, kira. When high-quality crates choose cpal, it's a strong quality signal.
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