Decision Workspace
cairo-rs vs cairo-rs-colors vs gtk4
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
69
cairo-rs
growingv0.22.0
Rust bindings for the Cairo library
38
cairo-rs-colors
growingv0.15.0
Rust bindings for the Cairo library
75
gtk4
growingv0.11.4
Rust bindings of the GTK 4 library
Core Metrics
| cairo-rs | cairo-rs-colors | gtk4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 69 | 38 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 27.9M | 1.8K | 3.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.8M | 0 | 121.1K |
| Dependents | 1.5K | 0 | 2.2K |
| Releases | 62 | 1 | 54 |
| Last Updated | 143d ago | 1753d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 11y 2m | 4y 9m | 6y 11m |
Health Breakdown
cairo-rs
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cairo-rs-colors
Maintenance
1
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
gtk4
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cairo-rs | cairo-rs-colors | gtk4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.22.0 | 0.15.0 | 0.11.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 59KB | 49KB | 506KB |
| Features | 14 | 13 | 25 |
| Yanked % | 1.6% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.92 | — | 1.92 |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •gtk4 leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cairo-rs has the most downloads (27.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •gtk4 is depended on by 2.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cairo-rs-colors has not been updated in over a year.