Decision Workspace
mslnk vs rlnk vs shortcuts-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
mslnk
growingv0.1.8
create windows shortcuts (lnk files)
40
rlnk
growingv0.1.7
create windows shortcuts (lnk files)
39
shortcuts-rs
growingv1.1.1
create windows shortcuts (lnk files)
Core Metrics
| mslnk | rlnk | shortcuts-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 40 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 132.9K | 8.9K | 3.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 21.0K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 49 | 0 | 2 |
| Releases | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1460d ago | 1756d ago | 398d ago |
| Age | 4y 9m | 4y 9m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
mslnk
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
rlnk
Maintenance
10
Quality
10
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
shortcuts-rs
Maintenance
2
Quality
19
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mslnk | rlnk | shortcuts-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 | 0.1.7 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 24KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mslnk leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ mslnk, rlnk, shortcuts-rs have not been updated in over a year.
- •mslnk, rlnk are pre-1.0 — API may change.