Decision Workspace
transparent vs notify-rust vs fork
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
transparent
growingv0.4.2
A crate for running processes on a virtual desktop / virtual X server environment.
73
notify-rust
stablev4.18.0
Show desktop notifications (linux, bsd, mac). Pure Rust dbus client and server.
68
fork
growingv0.9.0
Library for creating a new process detached from the controlling terminal (daemon)
Core Metrics
| transparent | notify-rust | fork | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 73 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 17.6K | 10.7M | 5.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 626.0K | 118.4K |
| Dependents | 1 | 4.0K | 590 |
| Releases | 15 | 83 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 363d ago | 27d ago | today |
| Age | 4y 9m | 11y 1m | 6y 8m |
Health Breakdown
transparent
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
notify-rust
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
fork
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| transparent | notify-rust | fork | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 4.18.0 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 8 | 19 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 73KB | 92KB |
| Features | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify-rust leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify-rust is depended on by 4.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •transparent, fork are pre-1.0 — API may change.