Decision Workspace
saudade vs fltk vs iced
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
saudade
experimentalv0.5.0
Classic looking retained-mode, cross-platform Rust GUI library
67
fltk
stablev1.5.23
Rust bindings for the FLTK GUI library
59
iced
growingv0.14.0
A cross-platform GUI library inspired by Elm
Core Metrics
| saudade | fltk | iced | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 67 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 331 | 1.4M | 2.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 14.8K | 102.2K |
| Dependents | 9 | 774 | 3.0K |
| Releases | 5 | 401 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 33d ago | 71d ago | 218d ago |
| Age | 1m | 6y 3m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
saudade
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
fltk
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
iced
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| saudade | fltk | iced | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 1.5.23 | 0.14.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 9 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 373KB | 200KB | 506KB |
| Features | 0 | 20 | 34 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 13.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.71 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fltk leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •iced has the most downloads (2.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •iced is depended on by 3.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •saudade, iced are pre-1.0 — API may change.