Decision Workspace
raw-window-metal vs metal vs mtl-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
raw-window-metal
growingv1.1.0
Interop library between Metal and raw-window-handle
61
metal
growingv0.33.0
Rust bindings for Metal
57
mtl-sys
experimentalv1.0.1
Low-level Objective-C runtime bindings for Metal
Core Metrics
| raw-window-metal | metal | mtl-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 61 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8M | 16.3M | 251 |
| 30d Downloads | 403.4K | 1.8M | 0 |
| Dependents | 129 | 1.8K | 8 |
| Releases | 10 | 35 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 484d ago | 159d ago | 111d ago |
| Age | 6y | 11y 1m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
raw-window-metal
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
metal
Maintenance
11
Quality
10
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
mtl-sys
Maintenance
11
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 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •metal has the most downloads (16.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •metal is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ raw-window-metal has not been updated in over a year.
- •metal is pre-1.0 — API may change.