Decision Workspace
seekr-util vs corespotlight vs ferrous-menu
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
seekr-util
growingv0.3.1
System search util for linux
55
corespotlight
experimentalv0.3.7
Safe Rust bindings for Apple's CoreSpotlight framework — system-wide search indexing on macOS
43
ferrous-menu
experimentalv0.5.2
Minimal GUI choice selection app, similar to `dmenu` or `rofi`, using FLTK
Core Metrics
| seekr-util | corespotlight | ferrous-menu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 55 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 5.0K | 133 | 33 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 10 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 146d ago | 5d ago | 76d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 9d | 2m |
Health Breakdown
seekr-util
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
corespotlight
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
ferrous-menu
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| seekr-util | corespotlight | ferrous-menu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.3.7 | 0.5.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 25 | 4 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 4.2MB | 54KB | 10KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.76 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •corespotlight leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •seekr-util has the most downloads (5.0K), suggesting wider adoption.