Decision Workspace
lnkr vs dotlink vs stau
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
lnkr
growingv0.1.4
Linking stuff based on a config file
42
dotlink
growingv0.3.0
No non-sense dotfiles linker
57
stau
experimentalv3.1.1
A modern dotfile manager with GNU Stow-style symlink management and automated setup scripts
Core Metrics
| lnkr | dotlink | stau | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 42 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 6.4K | 5.9K | 1.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 7 | 32 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 976d ago | 257d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 2y 11m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
lnkr
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
dotlink
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
stau
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| lnkr | dotlink | stau | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.3.0 | 3.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 10KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •stau leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lnkr has the most downloads (6.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ lnkr has not been updated in over a year.
- •lnkr, dotlink are pre-1.0 — API may change.