Decision Workspace
setroot vs xcb vs x11rb-protocol
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
setroot
experimentalv0.2.1
A library for setting desktop background image
62
xcb
growingv1.7.0
Rust safe bindings for XCB
54
x11rb-protocol
growingv0.13.2
Rust bindings to X11
Core Metrics
| setroot | xcb | x11rb-protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 62 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 83 | 5.9M | 46.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 279.7K | 3.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 774 | 123 |
| Releases | 3 | 37 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 73d ago | 191d ago | 318d ago |
| Age | 8m | 10y 5m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
setroot
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
xcb
Maintenance
10
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
x11rb-protocol
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| setroot | xcb | x11rb-protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 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 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 216KB | 514KB |
| Features | 2 | 35 | 34 |
| 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 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •x11rb-protocol has the most downloads (46.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •xcb is depended on by 774 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •setroot, x11rb-protocol are pre-1.0 — API may change.