Decision Workspace
widestring vs nt-string vs wstr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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
39
wstr
growingv0.2.0
Macros for compile-time UTF-16 (wide) string literals.
Core Metrics
| widestring | nt-string | wstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 52 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 71.9M | 257.7K | 6.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.7M | 16.4K | 84 |
| Dependents | 2.5K | 35 | 3 |
| Releases | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 170d ago | 1019d ago | 3069d ago |
| Age | 10y 2m | 2y 10m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
widestring
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
nt-string
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
wstr
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| widestring | nt-string | wstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.1 | 0.1.1 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 90KB | 65KB | 2KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 5.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 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.
- •⚠ nt-string, wstr have not been updated in over a year.
- •nt-string, wstr are pre-1.0 — API may change.