Decision Workspace
mac-notification-sys vs mac-usernotifications vs notify-rust
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
mac-notification-sys
growingv0.6.15
Thin wrapper around macOS Notifications.
51
mac-usernotifications
experimentalv0.3.1
Thin wrapper around macOS UserNotifications.
73
notify-rust
stablev4.18.0
Show desktop notifications (linux, bsd, mac). Pure Rust dbus client and server.
Core Metrics
| mac-notification-sys | mac-usernotifications | notify-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 51 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 5.3M | 5.8K | 10.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 386.9K | 5.1K | 659.8K |
| Dependents | 305 | 1 | 4.0K |
| Releases | 32 | 5 | 83 |
| Last Updated | 27d ago | 31d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 9y 4m | 1m | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
mac-notification-sys
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
mac-usernotifications
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
notify-rust
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mac-notification-sys | mac-usernotifications | notify-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.15 | 0.3.1 | 4.18.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 79KB | 73KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.90 | 1.89.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify-rust leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify-rust is depended on by 4.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •mac-notification-sys, mac-usernotifications are pre-1.0 — API may change.