Decision Workspace
smelt-gui vs native-theme-gpui vs fluent-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
smelt-gui
experimentalv0.1.0
GPUI desktop playground for the Smelt transpiler: edit TypeScript/Python and watch it lower to Rust.
49
native-theme-gpui
experimentalv0.5.7
gpui toolkit connector for native-theme
49
fluent-core
experimentalv2.4.0
Design tokens, theme system, and lightweight motion helpers for FluentGUI
Core Metrics
| smelt-gui | native-theme-gpui | fluent-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 49 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 157 | 206 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Releases | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 83d ago | 46d ago |
| Age | 8d | 4m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
smelt-gui
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
native-theme-gpui
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
fluent-core
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| smelt-gui | native-theme-gpui | fluent-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.5.7 | 2.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR 0BSD | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 68KB | 1.2MB | 57KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.94.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •native-theme-gpui leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fluent-core has the most downloads (206), suggesting wider adoption.
- •smelt-gui, native-theme-gpui are pre-1.0 — API may change.