Decision Workspace
litra-glow vs hidapi vs litra
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
litra-glow
experimentalv0.2.1
Cross-platform Logitech Litra Glow controller with GUI
69
hidapi
stablev2.6.5
Rust-y wrapper around hidapi
60
litra
stablev3.3.0
Control Logitech Litra lights from the command line, Model Context Protocol (MCP) clients and Rust applications
Core Metrics
| litra-glow | hidapi | litra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 69 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 45 | 6.1M | 17.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 350.3K | 126 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.8K | 14 |
| Releases | 3 | 53 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 64d ago | 30d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 2m | 10y | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
litra-glow
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
hidapi
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
litra
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| litra-glow | hidapi | litra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 2.6.5 | 3.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 8 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 70KB | 135KB | 40KB |
| Features | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 9.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hidapi leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hidapi is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •litra-glow is pre-1.0 — API may change.