Decision Workspace
wallpaper vs multibg-wayland vs multibg-sway
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
wallpaper
growingv3.2.0
Gets and sets the desktop wallpaper/background.
46
multibg-wayland
experimentalv0.2.4
Set a different wallpaper for the background of each Sway or Hyprland or niri workspace
44
multibg-sway
growingv0.1.10
Set a different wallpaper for the background of each Sway workspace
Core Metrics
| wallpaper | multibg-wayland | multibg-sway | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 46 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 63.6K | 2.6K | 13.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.1K | 13 | 18 |
| Dependents | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 1722d ago | 204d ago | 496d ago |
| Age | 7y 8m | 11m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
wallpaper
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
multibg-wayland
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
multibg-sway
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| wallpaper | multibg-wayland | multibg-sway | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.2.0 | 0.2.4 | 0.1.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 17 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 53KB | 28KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wallpaper leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ wallpaper, multibg-sway have not been updated in over a year.
- •multibg-wayland, multibg-sway are pre-1.0 — API may change.