Decision Workspace
raw-window-metal vs metal vs mtl-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
68
raw-window-metal
growingv1.1.0
Interop library between Metal and raw-window-handle
60
metal
growingv0.33.0
Rust bindings for Metal
56
mtl-sys
experimentalv1.0.1
Low-level Objective-C runtime bindings for Metal
Core Metrics
| raw-window-metal | metal | mtl-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1M | 19.7M | 362 |
| 30d Downloads | 655.4K | 1.2M | 0 |
| Dependents | 139 | 2.1K | 8 |
| Releases | 10 | 35 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 533d ago | 208d ago | 160d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 11y 3m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
raw-window-metal
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
metal
Maintenance
10
Quality
10
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
mtl-sys
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| raw-window-metal | metal | mtl-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.33.0 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 3.0MB | 15KB |
| Features | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.71 | 1.82 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 5 (team) | 4 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •raw-window-metal leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •metal has the most downloads (19.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •metal is depended on by 2.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ raw-window-metal has not been updated in over a year.
- •metal is pre-1.0 — API may change.