Decision Workspace
lightctl vs brightness vs brightness-ctl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
lightctl
growingv0.1.0
A backlight control utility that does smooth transitions
43
brightness
growingv0.8.0
Get and set display brightness
43
brightness-ctl
growingv0.1.2
command line tool to control screen brightness
Core Metrics
| lightctl | brightness | brightness-ctl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 43 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 25.8K | 4.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 814 | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1525d ago | 206d ago | 760d ago |
| Age | 4y 2m | 4y 8m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
lightctl
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
brightness
Maintenance
8
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
brightness-ctl
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| lightctl | brightness | brightness-ctl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.8.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | ISC | 0BSD | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 21KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 10.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •brightness leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ lightctl, brightness-ctl have not been updated in over a year.