Decision Workspace
crossclip vs clipawl vs ringboard-x11
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
crossclip
growingv0.7.1
Crossclip is a cross-platform Rust library for interfacing with the system clipboard.
59
clipawl
experimentalv0.4.1
Clipboard API for Rust: Web (wasm), Android, and Linux (Wayland + X11) with a portable async API
55
ringboard-x11
growingv0.17.0
X11 Ringboard clipboard listener.
Core Metrics
| crossclip | clipawl | ringboard-x11 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 59 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 8.7K | 1.1K | 12.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 6 | 49 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 1451d ago | 1d ago | 22d ago |
| Age | 5y 12m | 6m | 1y 10m |
Health Breakdown
crossclip
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
clipawl
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
ringboard-x11
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| crossclip | clipawl | ringboard-x11 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 0.4.1 | 0.17.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 16 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 26KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •clipawl leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ringboard-x11 has the most downloads (12.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ crossclip has not been updated in over a year.