Decision Workspace
orbtk-widgets vs fltk vs iced
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
orbtk-widgets
growingv0.3.1-alpha4
Base OrbTk widget library.
65
fltk
stablev1.5.22
Rust bindings for the FLTK GUI library
61
iced
growingv0.14.0
A cross-platform GUI library inspired by Elm
Core Metrics
| orbtk-widgets | fltk | iced | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 65 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 24.8K | 1.4M | 1.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 225 | 27.3K | 107.8K |
| Dependents | 7 | 743 | 2.0K |
| Releases | 4 | 400 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 1463d ago | 132d ago | 110d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 6y | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
orbtk-widgets
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
fltk
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
iced
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| orbtk-widgets | fltk | iced | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1-alpha4 | 1.5.22 | 0.14.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 9 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 984KB | 199KB | 506KB |
| Features | 0 | 20 | 34 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 13.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.67 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fltk leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •iced has the most downloads (1.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •iced is depended on by 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ orbtk-widgets has not been updated in over a year.
- •orbtk-widgets, iced are pre-1.0 — API may change.