Decision Workspace
unixbar vs deskctl vs notify-rust
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
unixbar
growingv0.1.4
unixbar
43
deskctl
experimentalv0.1.14
X11 desktop control CLI for agents
71
notify-rust
stablev4.12.0
Show desktop notifications (linux, bsd, mac). Pure Rust dbus client and server.
Core Metrics
| unixbar | deskctl | notify-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 43 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 26.3K | 15 | 7.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 17 | 558.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3.0K |
| Releases | 5 | 2 | 75 |
| Last Updated | 1272d ago | today | 54d ago |
| Age | 10y | 1d | 10y 9m |
Health Breakdown
unixbar
Maintenance
2
Quality
15
Community
2
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
deskctl
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
notify-rust
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| unixbar | deskctl | notify-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.1.14 | 4.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Unlicense | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 13 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 175KB | 62KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | 1.63.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify-rust leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify-rust is depended on by 3.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ unixbar has not been updated in over a year.
- •unixbar, deskctl are pre-1.0 — API may change.