Decision Workspace
makcu vs medius vs usbd-human-interface-device
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
makcu
experimentalv0.3.3
Rust library for controlling MAKCU USB HID interceptor devices
48
medius
experimentalv2.3.0
Host control library for the medius transparent mouse passthrough box
46
usbd-human-interface-device
growingv0.6.0
Batteries included embedded USB HID library for usb-device. Includes concrete Keyboard (boot and NKRO), Mouse, Joystick and Consumer Control implementations as well as support for building your own HID classes.
Core Metrics
| makcu | medius | usbd-human-interface-device | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 48 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 211 | 173 | 43.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Releases | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 114d ago | 12d ago | 421d ago |
| Age | 3m | 29d | 4y 3m |
Health Breakdown
makcu
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
medius
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
9
usbd-human-interface-device
Maintenance
8
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| makcu | medius | usbd-human-interface-device | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.3 | 2.3.0 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 104KB | 40KB |
| Features | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.6% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •makcu leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •usbd-human-interface-device has the most downloads (43.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ usbd-human-interface-device has not been updated in over a year.
- •makcu, usbd-human-interface-device are pre-1.0 — API may change.