Decision Workspace
proton-finder vs steamlocate vs protontool
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
proton-finder
growingv1.1.0
Cross platform library for finding and pathing through proton prefixes
57
steamlocate
growingv2.0.1
Crate for locating Steam game installation directories (and Steam itself!)
50
protontool
experimentalv0.1.3
A tool for configuring Wine/Proton prefixes to be used with Proton/Steam
Core Metrics
| proton-finder | steamlocate | protontool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 57 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 4.6K | 150.6K | 74 |
| 30d Downloads | 55 | 5.7K | 6 |
| Dependents | 0 | 228 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 21 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 542d ago | 425d ago | 98d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 5y 1m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
proton-finder
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
steamlocate
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
protontool
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| proton-finder | steamlocate | protontool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 2.0.1 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 29KB | 146KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •steamlocate leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •steamlocate is depended on by 228 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ proton-finder, steamlocate have not been updated in over a year.
- •protontool is pre-1.0 — API may change.