Decision Workspace
min_gl vs gl-abstractions vs glfw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
min_gl
growingv0.3.0
Minimal boilerplate code for OpenGL applications with glfw and glad.
30
gl-abstractions
growingv0.1.0
Rust bindings to GLFW and Glad in one little package
71
glfw
growingv0.62.0
GLFW3 bindings and idiomatic wrapper for Rust.
Core Metrics
| min_gl | gl-abstractions | glfw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 30 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 5.6K | 1.6K | 838.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 2 | 24.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1.0K |
| Releases | 4 | 1 | 77 |
| Last Updated | 1497d ago | 2637d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 4y 1m | 7y 2m | 11y 2m |
Health Breakdown
min_gl
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
gl-abstractions
Maintenance
1
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
glfw
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| min_gl | gl-abstractions | glfw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.62.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 105KB | 2KB | 132KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •glfw leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •glfw is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ min_gl, gl-abstractions have not been updated in over a year.