Decision Workspace
smolbar vs stslayer vs swayipc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
smolbar
growingv0.8.5
smol status command for sway
35
stslayer
growingv0.1.0
Status Slayer is a configurable implementation of status command for Sway WM using Swaybar Protocol
61
swayipc
growingv4.0.0
A library for controlling sway through its IPC interface
Core Metrics
| smolbar | stslayer | swayipc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 35 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 19.9K | 920 | 4.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 3 | 161.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 349 |
| Releases | 17 | 1 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 387d ago | 456d ago | 152d ago |
| Age | 3y 6m | 1y 3m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
smolbar
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
stslayer
Maintenance
2
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
swayipc
Maintenance
11
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| smolbar | stslayer | swayipc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.5 | 0.1.0 | 4.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 13 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 45KB | 15KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.67.1 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •swayipc leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •swayipc is depended on by 349 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ smolbar, stslayer have not been updated in over a year.
- •smolbar, stslayer are pre-1.0 — API may change.