Decision Workspace
free-launch vs notify-rust vs md-viewer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
free-launch
experimentalv0.2.9
A simple fuzzy launcher written in Rust.
74
notify-rust
stablev4.17.0
Show desktop notifications (linux, bsd, mac). Pure Rust dbus client and server.
55
md-viewer
experimentalv0.1.11
Fast, lightweight markdown viewer for Linux with tabs, file explorer, and live reload
Core Metrics
| free-launch | notify-rust | md-viewer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 74 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 9.0M | 310 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 898.6K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.5K | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 82 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 25d ago | 21d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 9m | 10y 11m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
free-launch
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
notify-rust
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
md-viewer
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| free-launch | notify-rust | md-viewer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.9 | 4.17.0 | 0.1.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 25 | 16 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 102KB | 64KB | 271KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63.0 | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify-rust leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify-rust is depended on by 3.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •free-launch, md-viewer are pre-1.0 — API may change.