Decision Workspace
sway-alttab vs swayipc vs swayipc-types
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
sway-alttab
growingv1.1.2
Simple Alt-Tab daemon for SwayWM. Switches back to previous focused window on SIGUSR1
61
swayipc
growingv4.0.0
A library for controlling sway through its IPC interface
61
swayipc-types
stablev2.0.1
A library containing Type defintions from sway's IPC interface
Core Metrics
| sway-alttab | swayipc | swayipc-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 61 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 7.3K | 4.0M | 4.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 15 | 152.4K | 155.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 349 | 38 |
| Releases | 5 | 36 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 2298d ago | 152d ago | 152d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 6y 4m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
sway-alttab
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
swayipc
Maintenance
11
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
swayipc-types
Maintenance
12
Quality
22
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| sway-alttab | swayipc | swayipc-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.2 | 4.0.0 | 2.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 5KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| 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-types has the most downloads (4.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •swayipc is depended on by 349 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sway-alttab has not been updated in over a year.