Decision Workspace
steam-api vs steam_shortcuts_util vs steam-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
steam-api
growingv0.4.1
A crate for interacting with the steam api
49
steam_shortcuts_util
growingv1.1.8
Utilities for parsing & writing Steams shortcut.vdf file format
43
steam-cli
experimentalv0.1.0
Local-first Steam CLI for tags, search, app details, and user library data.
Core Metrics
| steam-api | steam_shortcuts_util | steam-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 49 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 5.5K | 26.8K | 16 |
| 30d Downloads | 39 | 551 | 18 |
| Dependents | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1696d ago | 1407d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 4y 7m | 28d |
Health Breakdown
steam-api
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
steam_shortcuts_util
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
steam-cli
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| steam-api | steam_shortcuts_util | steam-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 1.1.8 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 19KB | 70KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •steam_shortcuts_util leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ steam-api, steam_shortcuts_util have not been updated in over a year.
- •steam-api, steam-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.