Decision Workspace
setroot vs xcb vs x11rb
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
setroot
experimentalv0.2.0
A library for setting desktop background image
65
xcb
stablev1.7.0
Rust safe bindings for XCB
55
x11rb
growingv0.13.2
Rust bindings to X11
Core Metrics
| setroot | xcb | x11rb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 65 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 57 | 4.7M | 33.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 206.2K | 3.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 699 | 783 |
| Releases | 2 | 37 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 128d ago | 83d ago | 210d ago |
| Age | 4m | 10y 1m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
setroot
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
xcb
Maintenance
13
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
x11rb
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| setroot | xcb | x11rb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.7.0 | 0.13.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 11 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 216KB | 221KB |
| Features | 2 | 35 | 36 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.64 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •xcb leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •x11rb has the most downloads (33.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •x11rb is depended on by 783 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •setroot, x11rb are pre-1.0 — API may change.