Decision Workspace
buttons vs pistoncore-input vs enigo
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
buttons
growingv0.8.0
A simple API for storing and querying input state.
60
pistoncore-input
growingv1.0.1
A structure for user input
58
enigo
growingv0.6.1
Cross-platform (Linux, Windows, macOS & BSD) library to simulate keyboard and mouse events
Core Metrics
| buttons | pistoncore-input | enigo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 60 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 11.4K | 1.6M | 1.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 29.1K | 218.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.0K | 449 |
| Releases | 11 | 43 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 1664d ago | 270d ago |
| Age | 7y 4m | 11y 5m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
buttons
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
pistoncore-input
Maintenance
6
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
enigo
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| buttons | pistoncore-input | enigo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 1.0.1 | 0.6.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 32 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 18KB | 102KB |
| Features | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 9.1% | 0.0% | 3.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pistoncore-input leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pistoncore-input is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pistoncore-input has not been updated in over a year.
- •buttons, enigo are pre-1.0 — API may change.