Decision Workspace
wallpaper_rs vs wallpaper vs multibg-wayland
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
wallpaper_rs
growingv0.1.1
Provides an interface for setting and getting desktop wallpaper.
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
Core Metrics
| wallpaper_rs | wallpaper | multibg-wayland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 49 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 5.2K | 63.6K | 2.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 49 | 2.1K | 15 |
| Dependents | 9 | 67 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1865d ago | 1722d ago | 204d ago |
| Age | 5y 8m | 7y 8m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
wallpaper_rs
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
wallpaper
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
multibg-wayland
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| wallpaper_rs | wallpaper | multibg-wayland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 3.2.0 | 0.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | Unlicense | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 6KB | 53KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.87 |
| 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_rs, wallpaper have not been updated in over a year.
- •wallpaper_rs, multibg-wayland are pre-1.0 — API may change.