Decision Workspace
wai vs app_window vs raw-window-metal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
wai
growingv0.1.1
Windowing And Input
50
app_window
experimentalv0.3.3
Cross-platform window library
67
raw-window-metal
growingv1.1.0
Interop library between Metal and raw-window-handle
Core Metrics
| wai | app_window | raw-window-metal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 50 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2K | 2.5K | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 33 | 135.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 116 |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 3312d ago | 41d ago | 425d ago |
| Age | 9y 4m | 9m | 5y 10m |
Health Breakdown
wai
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
app_window
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
raw-window-metal
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| wai | app_window | raw-window-metal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.3.3 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 36 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 257KB | 15KB |
| Features | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •raw-window-metal leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •raw-window-metal is depended on by 116 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ wai, raw-window-metal have not been updated in over a year.
- •wai, app_window are pre-1.0 — API may change.