Decision Workspace
swayboard vs pc-keyboard vs kanata
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
swayboard
growingv0.1.0
Automatic keyboard layout manager for Sway wm
66
pc-keyboard
growingv0.9.0
PS/2 keyboard interface library.
56
kanata
stablev1.11.0
Multi-layer keyboard customization
Core Metrics
| swayboard | pc-keyboard | kanata | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 66 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 515.2K | 50.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 17.2K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 13 | 39 |
| Last Updated | 678d ago | 24d ago | 106d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 7y 9m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
swayboard
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
pc-keyboard
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
kanata
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| swayboard | pc-keyboard | kanata | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.9.0 | 1.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | LGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 13 | 0 | 43 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 43KB | 724KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.61 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pc-keyboard leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pc-keyboard is depended on by 171 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ swayboard has not been updated in over a year.
- •swayboard, pc-keyboard are pre-1.0 — API may change.