Decision Workspace
native-windows-gui2 vs native-windows-gui vs native-windows-derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
native-windows-gui2
experimentalv0.1.1
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
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
Core Metrics
| native-windows-gui2 | native-windows-gui | native-windows-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 49 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 65 | 1.0M | 90.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 103.4K | 2.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 76 | 10 |
| Releases | 2 | 18 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 138d ago | 1299d ago | 1375d ago |
| Age | 4m | 9y 5m | 5y 8m |
Health Breakdown
native-windows-gui2
Maintenance
10
Quality
9
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
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
Technical Details
| native-windows-gui2 | native-windows-gui | native-windows-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.0.13 | 1.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 341KB | 337KB | 14KB |
| Features | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| 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.
- •native-windows-gui2 is pre-1.0 — API may change.