Decision Workspace
tlhelp32 vs finestre-sys vs rust_win32error
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
tlhelp32
growingv1.0.3
A small wrapper around the tlhelp32 windows API
41
finestre-sys
experimentalv0.1.1
Bare-bones bindings for a very limited subset of the Win32 API. Advise you use the official windows-sys crate instead.
37
rust_win32error
growingv0.8.0
Error like wrapper for GetLastError for Windows
Core Metrics
| tlhelp32 | finestre-sys | rust_win32error | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 41 | 37 |
| Total Downloads | 9.4K | 799 | 10.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 68 | 4 | 95 |
| Dependents | 23 | 0 | 10 |
| Releases | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 2468d ago | 230d ago | 3759d ago |
| Age | 7y 3m | 9m | 10y 10m |
Health Breakdown
tlhelp32
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
finestre-sys
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
rust_win32error
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| tlhelp32 | finestre-sys | rust_win32error | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.3 | 0.1.1 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 92KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tlhelp32 leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rust_win32error has the most downloads (10.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ tlhelp32, rust_win32error have not been updated in over a year.
- •finestre-sys, rust_win32error are pre-1.0 — API may change.