Decision Workspace
limnus-window vs piston_window vs pistoncore-window
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
limnus-window
growingv0.1.0
Easily create and manage windows across multiple platforms for game applications, leveraging the power of the `winit` library.
62
piston_window
growingv0.146.0
The official Piston Window for the Piston game engine
61
pistoncore-window
growingv1.0.0
A library for window abstraction
Core Metrics
| limnus-window | piston_window | pistoncore-window | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 62 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 10.9K | 1.7M | 1.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 219 | 21.2K | 28.0K |
| Dependents | 26 | 677 | 526 |
| Releases | 12 | 167 | 73 |
| Last Updated | 45d ago | 81d ago | 914d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 10y 11m | 11y 3m |
Health Breakdown
limnus-window
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
piston_window
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
pistoncore-window
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| limnus-window | piston_window | pistoncore-window | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.146.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 39 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 319KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •piston_window leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •piston_window is depended on by 677 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pistoncore-window has not been updated in over a year.
- •limnus-window, piston_window are pre-1.0 — API may change.