Decision Workspace
io-kit-sys vs iohidmanager vs macstate-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
io-kit-sys
growingv0.5.0
Bindings to IOKit for macOS
55
iohidmanager
experimentalv0.10.3
Safe Rust bindings for Apple's IOKit HID — enumerate, inspect, and subscribe to HID devices on macOS
53
macstate-sys
experimentalv0.0.11
Hand-written macOS FFI (CoreFoundation, IOKit, Network.framework) used by macstate
Core Metrics
| io-kit-sys | iohidmanager | macstate-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 55 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 9.9M | 186 | 181 |
| 30d Downloads | 755.0K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 189 | 0 | 11 |
| Releases | 6 | 13 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 207d ago | 5d ago | 20d ago |
| Age | 7y 6m | 10d | 29d |
Health Breakdown
io-kit-sys
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
iohidmanager
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
macstate-sys
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| io-kit-sys | iohidmanager | macstate-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.10.3 | 0.0.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 80KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | 1.76 | 1.77 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •io-kit-sys leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •io-kit-sys is depended on by 189 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.