Decision Workspace
pynput vs enigo vs rdev
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
pynput
experimentalv1.8.2
Control and monitor input devices (mouse and keyboard). A Rust port of the pynput Python library.
57
enigo
growingv0.6.1
Cross-platform (Linux, Windows, macOS & BSD) library to simulate keyboard and mouse events
54
rdev
growingv0.5.3
Listen and send keyboard and mouse events on Windows, Linux and MacOS.
Core Metrics
| pynput | enigo | rdev | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 57 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 18 | 1.9M | 599.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 253.9K | 35.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 548 | 587 |
| Releases | 1 | 30 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 27d ago | 319d ago | 1113d ago |
| Age | 27d | 9y 5m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
pynput
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
enigo
Maintenance
8
Quality
12
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
rdev
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pynput | enigo | rdev | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.8.2 | 0.6.1 | 0.5.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 32 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 70KB | 102KB | 38KB |
| Features | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •enigo leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rdev is depended on by 587 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rdev has not been updated in over a year.
- •enigo, rdev are pre-1.0 — API may change.