Decision Workspace
kanata vs pc-keyboard vs kle-serial
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
kanata
stablev1.11.0
Multi-layer keyboard customization
66
pc-keyboard
growingv0.9.0
PS/2 keyboard interface library.
54
kle-serial
growingv0.3.4
Rust deserialisation library for Keyboard Layout Editor JSON files
Core Metrics
| kanata | pc-keyboard | kle-serial | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 66 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 50.7K | 515.2K | 12.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 17.2K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 171 | 5 |
| Releases | 39 | 13 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 106d ago | 24d ago | 41d ago |
| Age | 4y | 7y 9m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
kanata
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
pc-keyboard
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
kle-serial
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| kanata | pc-keyboard | kle-serial | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.11.0 | 0.9.0 | 0.3.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-3.0-only | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 43 | 0 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 724KB | 43KB | 21KB |
| Features | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.61 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pc-keyboard leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pc-keyboard is depended on by 171 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •pc-keyboard, kle-serial are pre-1.0 — API may change.