Decision Workspace
i3wsr vs lazybar vs sway-alttab
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
i3wsr
growingv3.1.2
A dynamic workspace renamer for i3 and Sway that updates names to reflect their active applications.
48
lazybar
growingv0.9.0
A lightweight, event-driven X11 status bar
47
sway-alttab
growingv1.1.2
Simple Alt-Tab daemon for SwayWM. Switches back to previous focused window on SIGUSR1
Core Metrics
| i3wsr | lazybar | sway-alttab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 48 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 21.9K | 29.4K | 7.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 29 | 34 | 15 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 17 | 29 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 249d ago | 379d ago | 2298d ago |
| Age | 8y 3m | 1y 9m | 6y 3m |
Health Breakdown
i3wsr
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
lazybar
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
sway-alttab
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| i3wsr | lazybar | sway-alttab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.2 | 0.9.0 | 1.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 22KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lazybar leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ lazybar, sway-alttab have not been updated in over a year.
- •lazybar is pre-1.0 — API may change.