Decision Workspace
wayland-keyboard vs xkb-type vs kbvm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
wayland-keyboard
experimentalv0.1.0
Lightweight keyboard handling library for Wayland — a pure Rust alternative to xkbcommon
51
xkb-type
experimentalv0.1.1
Virtual keyboard typing via evdev/uinput with XKB layout-aware key mapping
56
kbvm
growingv0.1.6
An implementation of the XKB specification
Core Metrics
| wayland-keyboard | xkb-type | kbvm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 51 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 59 | 14.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 37 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 32d ago | 5d ago | 73d ago |
| Age | 1m | 19d | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
wayland-keyboard
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
xkb-type
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
kbvm
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| wayland-keyboard | xkb-type | kbvm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.1.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 22KB | 305KB |
| Features | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.74 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kbvm leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.