Decision Workspace
ashpd vs xdgkit vs freedesktop
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
ashpd
growingv0.13.12
XDG portals wrapper in Rust using zbus
49
xdgkit
growingv3.2.5
A command line kit for XDG specs. As well as a Rust library
48
freedesktop
experimentalv0.0.3
Rust implementations of the freedesktop.org specifications for Linux desktop integration
Core Metrics
| ashpd | xdgkit | freedesktop | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 49 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 11.0M | 23.9K | 967 |
| 30d Downloads | 644.0K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 344 | 12 | 0 |
| Releases | 64 | 16 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 1063d ago | 294d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 5y 1m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
ashpd
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
xdgkit
Maintenance
6
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
freedesktop
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ashpd | xdgkit | freedesktop | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.13.12 | 3.2.5 | 0.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | non-standard | MIT |
| Dependencies | 25 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 132KB | 86KB | 5KB |
| Features | 42 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 4.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.87 | — | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ashpd leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ashpd is depended on by 344 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xdgkit has not been updated in over a year.
- •ashpd, freedesktop are pre-1.0 — API may change.