Decision Workspace
rusty-keys vs kbd-evdev vs mouse-keyboard-input
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
rusty-keys
growingv0.0.2
Linux keyboard mapper
46
kbd-evdev
experimentalv0.2.0
evdev backend for kbd — Linux input device discovery, hotplug, grab, and event forwarding.
41
mouse-keyboard-input
growingv0.9.1
Send mouse and keyboard events on any distro and X11 or Wayland
Core Metrics
| rusty-keys | kbd-evdev | mouse-keyboard-input | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 46 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2K | 84 | 21.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 84 | 178 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 3063d ago | 19d ago | 658d ago |
| Age | 8y 6m | 24d | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
rusty-keys
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
kbd-evdev
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
mouse-keyboard-input
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rusty-keys | kbd-evdev | mouse-keyboard-input | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.2.0 | 0.9.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 20KB | 16KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kbd-evdev leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mouse-keyboard-input has the most downloads (21.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rusty-keys, mouse-keyboard-input have not been updated in over a year.