Decision Workspace
kbd-crossterm vs kbd vs awase
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
kbd-crossterm
experimentalv0.2.0
crossterm bridge for kbd — converts crossterm key events and modifiers to kbd types.
48
kbd
experimentalv0.2.0
Pure-logic hotkey engine — key types, modifier tracking, binding matching, layer stacks, sequence resolution. No platform dependencies.
46
awase
experimentalv0.1.0
Awase (合わせ) — global hotkey abstraction: key types, parser, and platform-agnostic manager trait
Core Metrics
| kbd-crossterm | kbd | awase | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 48 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 64 | 166 | 28 |
| 30d Downloads | 64 | 166 | 28 |
| Dependents | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 19d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 24d | 24d | 20d |
Health Breakdown
kbd-crossterm
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
kbd
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
awase
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| kbd-crossterm | kbd | awase | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 77KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.89.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kbd leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.