Decision Workspace
kbd-crossterm vs awase vs kbd
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
kbd-crossterm
experimentalv0.2.0
crossterm bridge for kbd — converts crossterm key events and modifiers to kbd types.
51
awase
experimentalv0.1.1
Awase (合わせ) — global hotkey abstraction: key types, parser, and platform-agnostic manager trait
47
kbd
experimentalv0.2.0
Pure-logic hotkey engine — key types, modifier tracking, binding matching, layer stacks, sequence resolution. No platform dependencies.
Core Metrics
| kbd-crossterm | awase | kbd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 51 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 219 | 84 | 696 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 127d ago | 28d ago | 127d ago |
| Age | 4m | 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
kbd-crossterm
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
awase
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
kbd
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| kbd-crossterm | awase | kbd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 62KB | 77KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.89.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •awase leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kbd has the most downloads (696), suggesting wider adoption.