Decision Workspace
win-context-menu vs winsafe vs wild
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
win-context-menu
experimentalv0.1.4
Show and interact with Windows Explorer context menus programmatically
63
winsafe
growingv0.0.27
Windows API and GUI in safe, idiomatic Rust.
61
wild
growingv2.2.1
Glob (wildcard) expanded command-line arguments on Windows
Core Metrics
| win-context-menu | winsafe | wild | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 63 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 105 | 31.4M | 9.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 109 | 3.0M | 800.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 52 | 681 |
| Releases | 5 | 27 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 85d ago | 790d ago |
| Age | 8d | 6y 5m | 8y 4m |
Health Breakdown
win-context-menu
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
winsafe
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
wild
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| win-context-menu | winsafe | wild | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.0.27 | 2.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 596KB | 8KB |
| Features | 4 | 20 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.80 | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •winsafe leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wild is depended on by 681 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ wild has not been updated in over a year.
- •win-context-menu, winsafe are pre-1.0 — API may change.