Decision Workspace
fakeroot vs i3stat vs sway-alttab
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
fakeroot
growingv0.4.1
A lightweight and batteries-included status_command for i3 and sway
37
i3stat
growingv0.15.0
A lightweight and batteries-included status_command for i3 and sway
47
sway-alttab
growingv1.1.2
Simple Alt-Tab daemon for SwayWM. Switches back to previous focused window on SIGUSR1
Core Metrics
| fakeroot | i3stat | sway-alttab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 37 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 8.6K | 16.8K | 7.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 25 | 19 | 15 |
| Dependents | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 14 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1001d ago | 245d ago | 2298d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 2y 4m | 6y 3m |
Health Breakdown
fakeroot
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
i3stat
Maintenance
9
Quality
10
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
sway-alttab
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| fakeroot | i3stat | sway-alttab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.15.0 | 1.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 40 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 329KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sway-alttab leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •i3stat has the most downloads (16.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ fakeroot, sway-alttab have not been updated in over a year.
- •fakeroot, i3stat are pre-1.0 — API may change.