Decision Workspace
nt_version vs winver vs winsafe
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
nt_version
growingv0.1.3
Queries the major, minor and build version of Windows (NT) efficiently.
58
winver
growingv1.0.0
winver is a tiny crate to detect real OS version on Windows depending on windows crate only. There are several ways to get Windows OS version and each of them has its pitfall. This crate provides API to get the version more easily and safely avoiding the pitfalls.
67
winsafe
growingv0.0.28
Windows API and GUI in safe, idiomatic Rust.
Core Metrics
| nt_version | winver | winsafe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 58 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 20.9K | 4.7M | 40.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 398.1K | 1.4M |
| Dependents | 8 | 95 | 68 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 2385d ago | 1079d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 2y 11m | 6y 8m |
Health Breakdown
nt_version
Maintenance
3
Quality
11
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
winver
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
winsafe
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| nt_version | winver | winsafe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 1.0.0 | 0.0.28 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 8KB | 607KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Yanked % | 75.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65.0 | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •winsafe leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ nt_version, winver have not been updated in over a year.
- •nt_version, winsafe are pre-1.0 — API may change.