Decision Workspace
mac-notification-sys vs notify-rust vs errs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
mac-notification-sys
growingv0.6.12
Thin wrapper around macOS Notifications.
71
notify-rust
stablev4.12.0
Show desktop notifications (linux, bsd, mac). Pure Rust dbus client and server.
59
errs
experimentalv0.8.2
A library for handling errors with reasons
Core Metrics
| mac-notification-sys | notify-rust | errs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 71 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 3.5M | 7.5M | 5.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 281.6K | 558.0K | 715 |
| Dependents | 235 | 3.0K | 17 |
| Releases | 29 | 75 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 54d ago | 33d ago |
| Age | 9y | 10y 9m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
mac-notification-sys
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
notify-rust
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
errs
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mac-notification-sys | notify-rust | errs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.12 | 4.12.0 | 0.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 16 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 62KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 6.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.63.0 | 1.80.1 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify-rust leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify-rust is depended on by 3.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •mac-notification-sys, errs are pre-1.0 — API may change.