Decision Workspace
shader_version vs glslopt vs shadercrab
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
shader_version
growingv0.7.0
A helper library for detecting and picking compatible shaders
48
glslopt
growingv0.1.14
Optimizes GLSL shader code
38
shadercrab
growingv0.1.2
A simple single buffer shadertoy emulator
Core Metrics
| shader_version | glslopt | shadercrab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 48 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 968.5K | 1.2M | 4.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 11.7K | 85.6K | 0 |
| Dependents | 845 | 19 | 0 |
| Releases | 14 | 15 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 2165d ago | 76d ago | 1658d ago |
| Age | 11y 7m | 6y 3m | 4y 6m |
Health Breakdown
shader_version
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
glslopt
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
shadercrab
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| shader_version | glslopt | shadercrab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.1.14 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 1.2MB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shader_version leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •glslopt has the most downloads (1.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •shader_version is depended on by 845 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ shader_version, shadercrab have not been updated in over a year.