Decision Workspace
monitor-control-win vs spotlight-dimmer vs monoff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
monitor-control-win
growingv0.1.1
Control monitors on Windows (WIP, currently read-only)
51
spotlight-dimmer
experimentalv0.7.2
A lightweight application that dims inactive displays to highlight the active one
44
monoff
growingv0.4.7
Turns off monitors on Windows
Core Metrics
| monitor-control-win | spotlight-dimmer | monoff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 51 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 3.0K | 5.6K | 10.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 29 | 11 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 27 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 1811d ago | 157d ago | 418d ago |
| Age | 4y 11m | 5m | 2y |
Health Breakdown
monitor-control-win
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
spotlight-dimmer
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
monoff
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| monitor-control-win | spotlight-dimmer | monoff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.7.2 | 0.4.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 167KB | 1.7MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.77.2 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •spotlight-dimmer leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •monoff has the most downloads (10.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ monitor-control-win, monoff have not been updated in over a year.