Decision Workspace
mirl vs sdl2 vs sdl3-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
mirl
growingv9.2.0
Miners Rust Lib - A massive collection of ever growing and changing functions, structs, and enums. Check the description for compatibility and toggleable features! (Most of the lib is controlled by flags/features so the lib can continue to be lightweight despite its size)
64
sdl2
growingv0.38.0
SDL2 bindings for Rust
64
sdl3-sys
growingv0.6.1+SDL-3.4.2
Low level Rust bindings for SDL 3
Core Metrics
| mirl | sdl2 | sdl3-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 64 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 23.3K | 3.8M | 117.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 85 | 405.4K | 9.1K |
| Dependents | 5 | 2.3K | 156 |
| Releases | 63 | 98 | 44 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 258d ago | 34d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 11y 4m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
mirl
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
sdl2
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
sdl3-sys
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mirl | sdl2 | sdl3-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 9.2.0 | 0.38.0 | 0.6.1+SDL-3.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Zlib |
| Dependencies | 34 | 10 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 265KB | 203KB | 607KB |
| Features | 35 | 14 | 38 |
| Yanked % | 69.8% | 1.0% | 6.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2015 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •sdl2 leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sdl2 is depended on by 2.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •sdl2, sdl3-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.