Decision Workspace
system_status_bar_macos vs notify-rust vs objc2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
system_status_bar_macos
growingv0.1.3
Library for interacting with the system's status bar for macOS, or more simply, the one for using [NSStatusBar systemStatusBar].
71
notify-rust
stablev4.12.0
Show desktop notifications (linux, bsd, mac). Pure Rust dbus client and server.
71
objc2
growingv0.6.4
Objective-C interface and runtime bindings
Core Metrics
| system_status_bar_macos | notify-rust | objc2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 71 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 6.4K | 7.5M | 44.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 96 | 558.0K | 7.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.0K | 2.9K |
| Releases | 4 | 75 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 981d ago | 54d ago | 29d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 10y 9m | 4y 4m |
Health Breakdown
system_status_bar_macos
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
notify-rust
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
objc2
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| system_status_bar_macos | notify-rust | objc2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 4.12.0 | 0.6.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 16 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 62KB | 275KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 29 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63.0 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify-rust leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •objc2 has the most downloads (44.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •notify-rust is depended on by 3.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ system_status_bar_macos has not been updated in over a year.
- •system_status_bar_macos, objc2 are pre-1.0 — API may change.