Decision Workspace
glutin vs glfw-ext vs gafw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
glutin
growingv0.32.3
Cross-platform OpenGL context provider.
47
glfw-ext
growingv0.59.0
GLFW utilities and extension methods
39
gafw
experimentalv0.1.0
Cross-platform GUI Application Framework
Core Metrics
| glutin | glfw-ext | gafw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 47 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 21.7M | 3.9K | 515 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.4M | 41 | 3 |
| Dependents | 3.3K | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 139 | 5 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 331d ago | 283d ago | 191d ago |
| Age | 11y 4m | 2y 10m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
glutin
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
glfw-ext
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
gafw
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| glutin | glfw-ext | gafw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.32.3 | 0.59.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 or MIT |
| Dependencies | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 74KB | 5KB | 6KB |
| Features | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 3.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.71.0 | 1.56 | — |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •glutin leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •glutin is depended on by 3.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.