Decision Workspace
chessground vs timecat vs shakmaty
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
chessground
growingv0.8.0
A chessboard widget for Relm/GTK
63
timecat
stablev1.52.0
A NNUE-based chess engine that implements the Negamax algorithm and can be integrated into any project as a library. It features move generation, advanced position evaluation through NNUE, and move searching capabilities.
58
shakmaty
growingv0.30.0
Chess and chess variant rules and operations
Core Metrics
| chessground | timecat | shakmaty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 63 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 18.1K | 192.0K | 310.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 15 | 448 | 7.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 415 |
| Releases | 11 | 197 | 85 |
| Last Updated | 2852d ago | 32d ago | 84d ago |
| Age | 8y 7m | 1y 10m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
chessground
Maintenance
5
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
timecat
Maintenance
17
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
shakmaty
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| chessground | timecat | shakmaty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 1.52.0 | 0.30.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0+ | GPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 11 | 15 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 128KB | 132KB | 626KB |
| Features | 0 | 12 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •timecat leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shakmaty has the most downloads (310.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •shakmaty is depended on by 415 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ chessground has not been updated in over a year.
- •chessground, shakmaty are pre-1.0 — API may change.