Decision Workspace
nt-string vs widestring vs wstr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
nt-string
growingv0.1.2
Idiomatic Rust implementations for various Windows string types
61
widestring
growingv1.2.1
A wide string Rust library for converting to and from wide strings, such as those often used in Windows API or other FFI libaries. Both `u16` and `u32` string types are provided, including support for UTF-16 and UTF-32, malformed encoding, C-style strings, etc.
39
wstr
growingv0.2.0
Macros for compile-time UTF-16 (wide) string literals.
Core Metrics
| nt-string | widestring | wstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 61 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 325.3K | 90.7M | 7.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 16.1K | 3.6M | 0 |
| Dependents | 37 | 2.7K | 3 |
| Releases | 3 | 18 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 58d ago | 278d ago | 3177d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 10y 5m | 9y 4m |
Health Breakdown
nt-string
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
widestring
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
wstr
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| nt-string | widestring | wstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 1.2.1 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 66KB | 90KB | 2KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | 1.58 | 1.58 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nt-string leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •widestring has the most downloads (90.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •widestring is depended on by 2.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ wstr has not been updated in over a year.
- •nt-string, wstr are pre-1.0 — API may change.