Decision Workspace
quickmd vs gtk-markdown vs gtk4
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
quickmd
growingv0.7.1
Quickly preview a markdown file
42
gtk-markdown
experimentalv0.2.0
A GTK4 widget that renders a subset of Markdown as native GTK widgets.
75
gtk4
growingv0.11.4
Rust bindings of the GTK 4 library
Core Metrics
| quickmd | gtk-markdown | gtk4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 42 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 16.1K | 17 | 3.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 121.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 2.2K |
| Releases | 13 | 1 | 54 |
| Last Updated | 489d ago | 73d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 2m | 6y 11m |
Health Breakdown
quickmd
Maintenance
5
Quality
12
Community
2
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
gtk-markdown
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
gtk4
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| quickmd | gtk-markdown | gtk4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 0.2.0 | 0.11.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 20 | 1 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 80KB | 38KB | 506KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •gtk4 leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gtk4 is depended on by 2.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ quickmd has not been updated in over a year.