Decision Workspace
mac-usernotifications vs notify-rust vs mac-notification-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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.
62
mac-notification-sys
growingv0.6.15
Thin wrapper around macOS Notifications.
Core Metrics
| mac-usernotifications | notify-rust | mac-notification-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 73 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 5.8K | 10.7M | 5.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 5.1K | 659.8K | 386.9K |
| Dependents | 1 | 4.0K | 305 |
| Releases | 5 | 83 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 31d ago | 27d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 1m | 11y 1m | 9y 4m |
Health Breakdown
mac-usernotifications
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
notify-rust
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
mac-notification-sys
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mac-usernotifications | notify-rust | mac-notification-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 4.18.0 | 0.6.15 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 19 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 79KB | 73KB | 22KB |
| Features | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.90 | 1.89.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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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-usernotifications, mac-notification-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.