Decision Workspace
pling vs notify-rust vs mac-notification-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
pling
growingv0.6.0
Send notifications via Slack, Telegram, ...
71
notify-rust
stablev4.12.0
Show desktop notifications (linux, bsd, mac). Pure Rust dbus client and server.
62
mac-notification-sys
growingv0.6.12
Thin wrapper around macOS Notifications.
Core Metrics
| pling | notify-rust | mac-notification-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 71 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 29.9K | 7.5M | 3.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 728 | 542.3K | 274.2K |
| Dependents | 1 | 3.0K | 235 |
| Releases | 6 | 75 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 81d ago | 54d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 4y 4m | 10y 9m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
pling
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
notify-rust
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
mac-notification-sys
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pling | notify-rust | mac-notification-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 4.12.0 | 0.6.12 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 16 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 62KB | 12KB |
| Features | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | 1.63.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify-rust leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify-rust is depended on by 3.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •pling, mac-notification-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.