Decision Workspace
plasma-drop vs kdotool vs kb-layout-daemon
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
plasma-drop
experimentalv1.5.7
KDE Plasma 6 dropdown app launcher
50
kdotool
growingv0.2.3
A xdotool-like tool to manipulate windows on KDE Wayland
47
kb-layout-daemon
experimentalv0.2.2
Auto-switch keyboard layout based on which physical keyboard is used
Core Metrics
| plasma-drop | kdotool | kb-layout-daemon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 50 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 250 | 14.4K | 72 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 9.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 16 | 3 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 53d ago | 125d ago |
| Age | 1m | 2y 6m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
plasma-drop
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
kdotool
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
kb-layout-daemon
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| plasma-drop | kdotool | kb-layout-daemon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.7 | 0.2.3 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 500KB | 28KB | 27KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kdotool leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kdotool, kb-layout-daemon are pre-1.0 — API may change.