Decision Workspace
mousetrap vs clipboard-win vs winapi-util
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
mousetrap
growingv0.1.0
Detect starting from Windows explorer in Rust
62
clipboard-win
growingv5.4.1
Provides simple way to interact with Windows clipboard.
57
winapi-util
growingv0.1.11
A dumping ground for high level safe wrappers over windows-sys.
Core Metrics
| mousetrap | clipboard-win | winapi-util | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 62 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 34.2M | 240.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 2.8M | 17.7M |
| Dependents | 0 | 582 | 437 |
| Releases | 1 | 69 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1190d ago | 253d ago | 201d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 10y 8m | 7y 7m |
Health Breakdown
mousetrap
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
clipboard-win
Maintenance
10
Quality
21
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
winapi-util
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| mousetrap | clipboard-win | winapi-util | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 5.4.1 | 0.1.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSL-1.0 | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 21KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •clipboard-win leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •winapi-util has the most downloads (240.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •clipboard-win is depended on by 582 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mousetrap has not been updated in over a year.
- •mousetrap, winapi-util are pre-1.0 — API may change.