Decision Workspace
wayland-scanner vs wayland-client vs wayland-protocols-wlr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
72
wayland-scanner
growingv0.31.9
Wayland Scanner for generating rust APIs from XML wayland protocol files.
74
wayland-client
growingv0.31.13
Bindings to the standard C implementation of the wayland protocol, client side.
74
wayland-protocols-wlr
growingv0.3.11
Generated API for the WLR wayland protocol extensions
Core Metrics
| wayland-scanner | wayland-client | wayland-protocols-wlr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 72 | 74 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 39.2M | 39.1M | 26.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.3M | 3.3M | 2.6M |
| Dependents | 643 | 2.4K | 521 |
| Releases | 151 | 176 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 23d ago | 23d ago | 23d ago |
| Age | 10y 5m | 10y 11m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
wayland-scanner
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
wayland-client
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
wayland-protocols-wlr
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| wayland-scanner | wayland-client | wayland-protocols-wlr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.31.9 | 0.31.13 | 0.3.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 67KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 2.0% | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •wayland-client leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wayland-scanner has the most downloads (39.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wayland-client is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.