Decision Workspace
paperwall vs wallpaper vs wallswitch
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
paperwall
growingv0.1.0
Simple program to fetch random image and set it as wallpaper
49
wallpaper
growingv3.2.0
Gets and sets the desktop wallpaper/background.
49
wallswitch
growingv0.53.3
randomly selects wallpapers for multiple monitors
Core Metrics
| paperwall | wallpaper | wallswitch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 49 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5K | 63.6K | 90.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 2.1K | 84 |
| Dependents | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 8 | 103 |
| Last Updated | 786d ago | 1722d ago | 128d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 7y 8m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
paperwall
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
wallpaper
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
wallswitch
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| paperwall | wallpaper | wallswitch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 3.2.0 | 0.53.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | Unlicense | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 6KB | 39KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 23.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.90 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wallpaper leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wallswitch has the most downloads (90.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ paperwall, wallpaper have not been updated in over a year.
- •paperwall, wallswitch are pre-1.0 — API may change.