Decision Workspace
mkframe vs waytrogen vs slint
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
mkframe
experimentalv0.1.2
A minimal Wayland UI toolkit with proper popup/overlay support
38
waytrogen
growingv0.6.12
A GTK graphical user interface for changing your wallpapers on Wayland based compositors.
76
slint
stablev1.15.1
GUI toolkit to efficiently develop fluid graphical user interfaces for embedded devices and desktop applications
Core Metrics
| mkframe | waytrogen | slint | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 38 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 119 | 3.1K | 938.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 19 | 8 | 57.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 324 |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 96d ago | 405d ago | 43d ago |
| Age | 3m | 1y 2m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
mkframe
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
waytrogen
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
slint
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mkframe | waytrogen | slint | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.6.12 | 1.15.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Unlicense | GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Slint-Royalty-free-2.0 OR LicenseRef-Slint-Software-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 21 | 27 |
| Crate Size | 49KB | 306KB | 97KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 39 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •slint leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •slint is depended on by 324 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ waytrogen has not been updated in over a year.
- •mkframe, waytrogen are pre-1.0 — API may change.