Decision Workspace
shadercrab vs shader_version vs glslopt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
shadercrab
growingv0.1.2
A simple single buffer shadertoy emulator
50
shader_version
growingv0.7.0
A helper library for detecting and picking compatible shaders
44
glslopt
growingv0.1.12
Optimizes GLSL shader code
Core Metrics
| shadercrab | shader_version | glslopt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 50 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 4.0K | 891.0K | 695.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 22.0K | 71.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 845 | 12 |
| Releases | 3 | 14 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 1550d ago | 2057d ago | 140d ago |
| Age | 4y 3m | 11y 3m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
shadercrab
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
shader_version
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
glslopt
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| shadercrab | shader_version | glslopt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.7.0 | 0.1.12 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 4KB | 1.2MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 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.
- •shader_version is depended on by 845 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ shadercrab, shader_version have not been updated in over a year.