Decision Workspace
karaconv vs karabiner-driverkit vs typechar
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
karaconv
growingv0.3.0
Converter from Karabiner to Karabiner-Elements configuration format
53
karabiner-driverkit
growingv0.4.0
Minimal Karabiner-DriverKit-VirtualHIDDevice wrapper for kanata
47
typechar
experimentalv1.1.0
Type any Unicode string on macOS, regardless of keyboard layout
Core Metrics
| karaconv | karabiner-driverkit | typechar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 53 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 3.7K | 16.4K | 29 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 3041d ago | 1d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 8y 4m | 2y 7m | 2d |
Health Breakdown
karaconv
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
karabiner-driverkit
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
typechar
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| karaconv | karabiner-driverkit | typechar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.4.0 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | LGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 8.7MB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •karabiner-driverkit leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ karaconv has not been updated in over a year.
- •karaconv, karabiner-driverkit are pre-1.0 — API may change.