Decision Workspace
hail_hotkey vs global-hotkey vs win-hotkey
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
hail_hotkey
experimentalv0.1.3
background global hotkeys for windows and linux
57
global-hotkey
growingv0.7.0
Global hotkeys for Desktop Applications
49
win-hotkey
growingv0.3.0
A lightweight, thread-safe Rust library for managing system-wide hotkeys on Windows, with high-level abstractions and customizable callbacks.
Core Metrics
| hail_hotkey | global-hotkey | win-hotkey | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 57 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 1.8M | 13.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 15 | 260.3K | 24 |
| Dependents | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 25 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 26d ago | 325d ago | 465d ago |
| Age | 26d | 3y 2m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
hail_hotkey
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
2
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
global-hotkey
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
win-hotkey
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| hail_hotkey | global-hotkey | win-hotkey | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.7.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 16 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 70KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •global-hotkey leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •global-hotkey is depended on by 114 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ win-hotkey has not been updated in over a year.