Decision Workspace
startt vs cmd_lib vs wild
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
startt
experimentalv0.1.19
Automate detection of HWND and real PID for apps launched through ShellExecuteEx (cmd start, Explorer, PowerShell)
67
cmd_lib
growingv2.0.0
Common rust commandline macros and utils, to write shell script like tasks easily
61
wild
growingv2.2.1
Glob (wildcard) expanded command-line arguments on Windows
Core Metrics
| startt | cmd_lib | wild | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 67 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 8.9K | 3.0M | 9.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 175.8K | 828.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 726 | 681 |
| Releases | 20 | 111 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 292d ago | 209d ago | 790d ago |
| Age | 10m | 6y 6m | 8y 4m |
Health Breakdown
startt
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
cmd_lib
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
wild
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| startt | cmd_lib | wild | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.19 | 2.0.0 | 2.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 83KB | 52KB | 8KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.6% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •cmd_lib leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wild has the most downloads (9.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cmd_lib is depended on by 726 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ wild has not been updated in over a year.
- •startt is pre-1.0 — API may change.