Decision Workspace
native-windows-gui vs native-windows-derive vs winrt-xaml
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
native-windows-gui
growingv1.0.13
A rust library to develop native GUI applications on the desktop for Microsoft Windows. Native-windows-gui wraps the native win32 window controls in a rustic API
48
native-windows-derive
growingv1.0.5
A very light and simple rust GUI library
46
winrt-xaml
experimentalv1.0.0
A Rust library for creating modern Windows UIs using WinRT and XAML with reactive data binding
Core Metrics
| native-windows-gui | native-windows-derive | winrt-xaml | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 48 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0M | 90.4K | 20 |
| 30d Downloads | 99.5K | 2.8K | 6 |
| Dependents | 76 | 10 | 0 |
| Releases | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1299d ago | 1375d ago | 86d ago |
| Age | 9y 5m | 5y 8m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
native-windows-gui
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
native-windows-derive
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
winrt-xaml
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| native-windows-gui | native-windows-derive | winrt-xaml | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.13 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 337KB | 14KB | 278KB |
| Features | 41 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 5.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •native-windows-gui leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ native-windows-gui, native-windows-derive have not been updated in over a year.