Decision Workspace
walter vs hook_king vs min_hook_rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
walter
growingv0.1.13
A simple Rust library for 32 and 64 bit hooking.
47
hook_king
experimentalv0.1.4
Low-level automated hooking library with detours, trampolines, and memory management. Supports internal/external process hooking with optional original code preservation.
57
min_hook_rs
growingv2.2.0
A Rust implementation of MinHook library for Windows x64 function hooking with simplified but reliable instruction decoding
Core Metrics
| walter | hook_king | min_hook_rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 47 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 13.9K | 2.0K | 3.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 7 | 67 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 13 | 5 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 1702d ago | 282d ago | 46d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 9m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
walter
Maintenance
7
Quality
9
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
hook_king
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
min_hook_rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| walter | hook_king | min_hook_rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.13 | 0.1.4 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 27KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •min_hook_rs leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •walter has the most downloads (13.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ walter has not been updated in over a year.
- •walter, hook_king are pre-1.0 — API may change.