Decision Workspace
uinput vs input-event-codes vs syngestures
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
uinput
growingv0.1.3
Linux uinput wrapper.
53
input-event-codes
growingv6.2.0
Linux input event codes form `linux/input_event_codes.h`.
51
syngestures
growingv2.0.1
Configurable multi-touch gesture daemon for Linux, originally targeting `xf86-input-synaptics`.
Core Metrics
| uinput | input-event-codes | syngestures | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 53 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 127.8K | 75.6K | 6.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 11.8K | 1.9K | 10 |
| Dependents | 38 | 40 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 2979d ago | 675d ago | 195d ago |
| Age | 9y 11m | 6y 5m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
uinput
Maintenance
2
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
6
input-event-codes
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
syngestures
Maintenance
10
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| uinput | input-event-codes | syngestures | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 6.2.0 | 2.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | WTFPL | GPL-2.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 29KB | 19KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •input-event-codes leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •uinput has the most downloads (127.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ uinput, input-event-codes have not been updated in over a year.
- •uinput is pre-1.0 — API may change.