Decision Workspace
wchar vs widestring vs nt-string
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
wchar
growingv0.11.1
Procedural macros for compile time UTF-16 and UTF-32 wide strings.
63
widestring
growingv1.2.1
A wide string Rust library for converting to and from wide strings, such as those often used in Windows API or other FFI libaries. Both `u16` and `u32` string types are provided, including support for UTF-16 and UTF-32, malformed encoding, C-style strings, etc.
52
nt-string
growingv0.1.1
Idiomatic Rust implementations for various Windows string types
Core Metrics
| wchar | widestring | nt-string | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 63 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1M | 71.9M | 257.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 23.8K | 4.7M | 16.4K |
| Dependents | 30 | 2.5K | 35 |
| Releases | 13 | 18 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 637d ago | 170d ago | 1019d ago |
| Age | 7y 9m | 10y 2m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
wchar
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
widestring
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
nt-string
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| wchar | widestring | nt-string | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.1 | 1.2.1 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 90KB | 65KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 7.7% | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.58 | 1.58 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •widestring leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •widestring is depended on by 2.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ wchar, nt-string have not been updated in over a year.
- •wchar, nt-string are pre-1.0 — API may change.