Decision Workspace
empress vs track_presence vs polybar-mpris-watcher-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
empress
growingv3.0.3
A D-Bus MPRIS daemon for controlling media players.
53
track_presence
experimentalv1.0.0
Shows your current music on Discord, with support for multiple media players
47
polybar-mpris-watcher-rs
growingv1.1.2
A good music status display for polybar
Core Metrics
| empress | track_presence | polybar-mpris-watcher-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 53 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 29.5K | 59 | 1.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 27 | 3 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 312d ago | 30d ago | 295d ago |
| Age | 5y 2m | 4m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
empress
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
track_presence
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
polybar-mpris-watcher-rs
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| empress | track_presence | polybar-mpris-watcher-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.3 | 1.0.0 | 1.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 20 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 72KB | 32KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 14.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •track_presence leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •empress has the most downloads (29.5K), suggesting wider adoption.