Decision Workspace
rs-blocks vs sway-alttab vs i3wsr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
rs-blocks
growingv1.0.0
A lightweight i3/sway status bar written in Rust.
47
sway-alttab
growingv1.1.2
Simple Alt-Tab daemon for SwayWM. Switches back to previous focused window on SIGUSR1
46
i3wsr
growingv3.1.2
A dynamic workspace renamer for i3 and Sway that updates names to reflect their active applications.
Core Metrics
| rs-blocks | sway-alttab | i3wsr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 47 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 5.5K | 7.3K | 21.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 15 | 29 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 1595d ago | 2298d ago | 249d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 6y 3m | 8y 3m |
Health Breakdown
rs-blocks
Maintenance
3
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
6
sway-alttab
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
i3wsr
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rs-blocks | sway-alttab | i3wsr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 1.1.2 | 3.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 4 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 7KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sway-alttab leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •i3wsr has the most downloads (21.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rs-blocks, sway-alttab have not been updated in over a year.