Decision Workspace
debug_overlay vs renderdog vs slint
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
debug_overlay
growingv0.12.0
A basic low-overhead and ascii-only debug overlay that can be displayed using GPU APIs such as wgpu.
43
renderdog
experimentalv0.2.0
RenderDoc in-application API wrapper + automation helpers + an MCP server.
76
slint
stablev1.15.1
GUI toolkit to efficiently develop fluid graphical user interfaces for embedded devices and desktop applications
Core Metrics
| debug_overlay | renderdog | slint | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 43 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 13.2K | 152 | 938.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 28 | 59.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 324 |
| Releases | 15 | 2 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 97d ago | 76d ago | 43d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 2m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
debug_overlay
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
2
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
renderdog
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
slint
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| debug_overlay | renderdog | slint | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.0 | 0.2.0 | 1.15.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Slint-Royalty-free-2.0 OR LicenseRef-Slint-Software-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 27 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 10KB | 97KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 39 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •slint leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •slint is depended on by 324 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •debug_overlay, renderdog are pre-1.0 — API may change.