Decision Workspace
sharedlib vs dlopen2 vs findshlibs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
sharedlib
growingv7.0.0
A cross-platform shared library loader.
57
dlopen2
growingv0.8.2
Library for opening and operating on dynamic link libraries (also known as shared objects or shared libraries).
50
findshlibs
growingv0.10.2
Find the set of shared libraries loaded in the current process with a cross platform API
Core Metrics
| sharedlib | dlopen2 | findshlibs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 57 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 75.4K | 14.6M | 48.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 99 | 2.0M | 3.9M |
| Dependents | 18 | 1.0K | 221 |
| Releases | 8 | 10 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 3333d ago | 111d ago | 1598d ago |
| Age | 9y 10m | 3y 8m | 9y 4m |
Health Breakdown
sharedlib
Maintenance
3
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
dlopen2
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
findshlibs
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sharedlib | dlopen2 | findshlibs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 7.0.0 | 0.8.2 | 0.10.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | ISC | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 62KB | 28KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dlopen2 leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •findshlibs has the most downloads (48.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dlopen2 is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sharedlib, findshlibs have not been updated in over a year.
- •dlopen2, findshlibs are pre-1.0 — API may change.