Decision Workspace
sysdirs vs cfgmatic-paths vs system-idle-time
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
sysdirs
experimentalv0.9.4
Cross-platform system directory paths for iOS, macOS, Android, Linux, Windows and other Unix
56
cfgmatic-paths
experimentalv3.0.1
Cross-platform configuration path discovery following XDG and platform conventions
54
system-idle-time
experimentalv1.0.4
A cross-platform Rust library for getting the last user input on the system.
Core Metrics
| sysdirs | cfgmatic-paths | system-idle-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 56 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 184 | 356 | 1.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 99 | 87 | 214 |
| Dependents | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Releases | 4 | 15 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 93d ago | 35d ago | 117d ago |
| Age | 3m | 1m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
sysdirs
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
cfgmatic-paths
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
system-idle-time
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| sysdirs | cfgmatic-paths | system-idle-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.4 | 3.0.1 | 1.0.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 21KB | 12KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sysdirs leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •system-idle-time has the most downloads (1.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •sysdirs is pre-1.0 — API may change.