Decision Workspace
kle-serial vs keyset vs kanata
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
kle-serial
growingv0.3.3
Rust deserialisation library for Keyboard Layout Editor JSON files
42
keyset
growingv0.3.2
A Rust tool to create pretty keyset layout diagrams using correct fonts and icons.
58
kanata
stablev1.11.0
Multi-layer keyboard customization
Core Metrics
| kle-serial | keyset | kanata | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 42 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 12.2K | 9.0K | 50.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 81 | 9 | 365 |
| Dependents | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 7 | 39 |
| Last Updated | 143d ago | 811d ago | 47d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 2y 12m | 3y 11m |
Health Breakdown
kle-serial
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
keyset
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
kanata
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| kle-serial | keyset | kanata | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.3 | 0.3.2 | 1.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | LGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 7 | 6 | 43 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 14KB | 724KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kanata leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ keyset has not been updated in over a year.
- •kle-serial, keyset are pre-1.0 — API may change.