Decision Workspace
steamer vs notify-rust vs freedesktop
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
steamer
experimentalv0.1.0
A CLI tool to create desktop shortcuts for Steam games
71
notify-rust
stablev4.12.0
Show desktop notifications (linux, bsd, mac). Pure Rust dbus client and server.
50
freedesktop
experimentalv0.0.3
Rust implementations of the freedesktop.org specifications for Linux desktop integration
Core Metrics
| steamer | notify-rust | freedesktop | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 71 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 18 | 7.5M | 924 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 542.3K | 10 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.0K | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 75 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 84d ago | 54d ago | 186d ago |
| Age | 2m | 10y 9m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
steamer
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
notify-rust
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
freedesktop
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| steamer | notify-rust | freedesktop | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 4.12.0 | 0.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 16 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 62KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63.0 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify-rust leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify-rust is depended on by 3.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •steamer, freedesktop are pre-1.0 — API may change.