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hid-detector vs winput vs winconsole
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
hid-detector
experimentalv0.1.0
Windows HID and input device detection via Raw Input API
48
winput
growingv0.2.5
A high-level interface to Windows' input system.
47
winconsole
growingv0.11.1
A wrapper for console-related functions in the Windows API.
Core Metrics
| hid-detector | winput | winconsole | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 48 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 39.2K | 1.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 1.0K | 11.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 10 | 36 |
| Releases | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 50d ago | 1721d ago | 2254d ago |
| Age | 1m | 5y 2m | 7y 11m |
Health Breakdown
hid-detector
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
winput
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
winconsole
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| hid-detector | winput | winconsole | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.5 | 0.11.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 17KB | 45KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •winput leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •winconsole has the most downloads (1.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ winput, winconsole have not been updated in over a year.