Decision Workspace
bar-config vs leechbar vs polarbear
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
bar-config
growingv0.2.1
Crate for easily creating system bars/panels/docks.
38
leechbar
growingv0.5.4
A library for building your own bar on top of XCB
47
polarbear
experimentalv0.5.1
Polar bears' panel for wayland
Core Metrics
| bar-config | leechbar | polarbear | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 38 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 5.2K | 19.9K | 3.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 31 | 10 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 12 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 2762d ago | 2762d ago | 321d ago |
| Age | 7y 6m | 8y 5m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
bar-config
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
leechbar
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
polarbear
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bar-config | leechbar | polarbear | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.5.4 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 8 | 14 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 25KB | 53KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •polarbear leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •leechbar has the most downloads (19.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ bar-config, leechbar have not been updated in over a year.