Decision Workspace
min_hook_rs vs minhook vs retour
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
min_hook_rs
stablev2.2.1
A Rust implementation of MinHook library for Windows x64 function hooking with simplified but reliable instruction decoding
52
minhook
growingv0.9.0
A Rust wrapper for MinHook, a minimalistic x86/x64 API hooking library for Windows.
48
retour
growingv0.3.1
A cross-platform detour library written in Rust
Core Metrics
| min_hook_rs | minhook | retour | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 52 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 4.1K | 52.0K | 134.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 826 | 6.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 20 | 51 |
| Releases | 12 | 14 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 211d ago | 306d ago |
| Age | 1y | 3y 3m | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
min_hook_rs
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
minhook
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
retour
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| min_hook_rs | minhook | retour | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.1 | 0.9.0 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 38KB | 41KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •min_hook_rs leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •retour has the most downloads (134.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •minhook, retour are pre-1.0 — API may change.