Decision Workspace
md-viewer vs notify-rust vs egui-desktop-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
md-viewer
experimentalv0.1.2
Fast, lightweight markdown viewer for Linux with tabs, file explorer, and live reload
71
notify-rust
stablev4.12.0
Show desktop notifications (linux, bsd, mac). Pure Rust dbus client and server.
55
egui-desktop-cli
experimentalv0.2.5
CLI tool to initialize egui-desktop projects with a complete starter template
Core Metrics
| md-viewer | notify-rust | egui-desktop-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 71 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 103 | 7.5M | 701 |
| 30d Downloads | 53 | 558.0K | 41 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.0K | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 75 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 23d ago | 54d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 2m | 10y 9m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
md-viewer
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
notify-rust
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
egui-desktop-cli
Maintenance
22
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| md-viewer | notify-rust | egui-desktop-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 4.12.0 | 0.2.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 16 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 105KB | 62KB | 14KB |
| Features | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.76 | 1.63.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 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.
- •md-viewer, egui-desktop-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.