Decision Workspace
swayboard vs kanata vs pc-keyboard
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
swayboard
growingv0.1.0
Automatic keyboard layout manager for Sway wm
58
kanata
stablev1.11.0
Multi-layer keyboard customization
54
pc-keyboard
growingv0.8.0
PS/2 keyboard interface library.
Core Metrics
| swayboard | kanata | pc-keyboard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 58 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 50.0K | 482.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 365 | 16.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 169 |
| Releases | 1 | 39 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 619d ago | 47d ago | 560d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 3y 11m | 7y 7m |
Health Breakdown
swayboard
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
kanata
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
pc-keyboard
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| swayboard | kanata | pc-keyboard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.11.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | LGPL-3.0-only | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 43 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 724KB | 30KB |
| Features | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •kanata leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pc-keyboard has the most downloads (482.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pc-keyboard is depended on by 169 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ swayboard, pc-keyboard have not been updated in over a year.
- •swayboard, pc-keyboard are pre-1.0 — API may change.