Decision Workspace
tailscale-systray vs tuxscale vs tailscale-dmenu
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
tailscale-systray
growingv0.3.0
Application Indicator (SNI) for Tailscale
48
tuxscale
experimentalv0.1.3
A native Linux GUI for the Tailscale VPN client
44
tailscale-dmenu
stablev1.3.1
A dmenu-based Tailscale and Wi-Fi network selector with support for NetworkManager and iwd.
Core Metrics
| tailscale-systray | tuxscale | tailscale-dmenu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 48 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 47 | 5.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 47 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 134d ago | 10d ago | 616d ago |
| Age | 1y | 10d | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
tailscale-systray
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
tuxscale
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
tailscale-dmenu
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| tailscale-systray | tuxscale | tailscale-dmenu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.3 | 1.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 19 | 8 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 57KB | 46KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 83.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tuxscale leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tailscale-dmenu has the most downloads (5.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ tailscale-dmenu has not been updated in over a year.
- •tailscale-systray, tuxscale are pre-1.0 — API may change.