Decision Workspace
gdkwayland vs gdk4 vs gdk
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
gdkwayland
growingv0.18.2
UNMAINTAINED Rust bindings of the GDK-Wayland 3 library (use gdk4-wayland instead)
75
gdk4
growingv0.11.1
Rust bindings of the GDK 4 library
61
gdk
growingv0.18.2
UNMAINTAINED Rust bindings for the GDK 3 library (use gdk4 instead)
Core Metrics
| gdkwayland | gdk4 | gdk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 75 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 15.9K | 2.6M | 14.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 58 | 136.8K | 1.6M |
| Dependents | 16 | 624 | 1.0K |
| Releases | 10 | 42 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 473d ago | 13d ago | 473d ago |
| Age | 4y 11m | 6y 8m | 11y 2m |
Health Breakdown
gdkwayland
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
gdk4
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
gdk
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| gdkwayland | gdk4 | gdk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.18.2 | 0.11.1 | 0.18.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 103KB | 87KB |
| Features | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 10.0% | 4.8% | 2.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.92 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 4 (team) | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •gdk4 leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gdk has the most downloads (14.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •gdk is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gdkwayland, gdk have not been updated in over a year.