Decision Workspace
dbusmenu-gtk3 vs gtk4 vs gdk4-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
dbusmenu-gtk3
growingv0.1.0
Rust bindings to dbusmenu-gtk3
75
gtk4
growingv0.11.3
Rust bindings of the GTK 4 library
75
gdk4-sys
growingv0.11.2
FFI bindings of GDK 4
Core Metrics
| dbusmenu-gtk3 | gtk4 | gdk4-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 75 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 159.0K | 3.0M | 2.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 5.7K | 164.7K | 166.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.0K | 353 |
| Releases | 1 | 53 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 1147d ago | 28d ago | 50d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 6y 10m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
dbusmenu-gtk3
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
gtk4
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
gdk4-sys
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| dbusmenu-gtk3 | gtk4 | gdk4-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.11.3 | 0.11.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-3.0-only | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 14 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 500KB | 78KB |
| Features | 1 | 25 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92 | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 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.
- •gtk4 is depended on by 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dbusmenu-gtk3 has not been updated in over a year.