Decision Workspace
quad-gamepad vs gilrs vs gilrs-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
28
quad-gamepad
growingv0.2.0-alpha
Light-weight and opinionated gamepad handling libarary.
65
gilrs
growingv0.11.1
Game Input Library for Rust
61
gilrs-core
growingv0.6.7
Minimal event-based abstraction for working with gamepads
Core Metrics
| quad-gamepad | gilrs | gilrs-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 28 | 65 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 4.0K | 5.7M | 6.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 43 | 330.1K | 354.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 742 | 26 |
| Releases | 1 | 38 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 1658d ago | 74d ago | 74d ago |
| Age | 4y 6m | 9y 7m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
quad-gamepad
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
6
gilrs
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
gilrs-core
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| quad-gamepad | gilrs | gilrs-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0-alpha | 0.11.1 | 0.6.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0/MIT | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 146KB | 49KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80.0 | 1.80.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gilrs leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gilrs-core has the most downloads (6.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •gilrs is depended on by 742 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ quad-gamepad has not been updated in over a year.