Decision Workspace
rclip vs selection-capture vs hjkl-clipboard
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
rclip
experimentalv0.2.0
Sync macOS clipboard screenshots to a remote Linux box over SSH/rsync, replacing the clipboard with the remote file path
54
selection-capture
experimentalv0.1.5
Sync, cancellable selected-text capture engine with strategy-aware fallbacks
52
hjkl-clipboard
experimentalv0.28.0
Cross-platform clipboard library with rich types, async support, and OSC 52 fallback for SSH
Core Metrics
| rclip | selection-capture | hjkl-clipboard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 54 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 24 | 76 | 3.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 3.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| Releases | 2 | 5 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 56d ago | today |
| Age | 5d | 1m | 28d |
Health Breakdown
rclip
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
selection-capture
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
hjkl-clipboard
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rclip | selection-capture | hjkl-clipboard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.5 | 0.28.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 13 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 96KB | 149KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.75 | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •selection-capture leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hjkl-clipboard has the most downloads (3.5K), suggesting wider adoption.