Decision Workspace
win7-notifications vs toast-logger-win vs known-folders
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
win7-notifications
growingv0.4.5
Send Windows 10 styled notifications on Windows 7.
44
toast-logger-win
experimentalv0.5.2
Rust's `log` crate logger that sends logging output to the Windows Toast Notifications.
77
known-folders
stablev1.4.2
A safe wrapper around the Known Folders API on Windows
Core Metrics
| win7-notifications | toast-logger-win | known-folders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 44 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 165.4K | 5.7K | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.6K | 57 | 61.9K |
| Dependents | 90 | 7 | 108 |
| Releases | 13 | 12 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 589d ago | 271d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 4y 5m | 10m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
win7-notifications
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
toast-logger-win
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
known-folders
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| win7-notifications | toast-logger-win | known-folders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.5 | 0.5.2 | 1.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 11KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | — | 1.60.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •known-folders leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •known-folders is depended on by 108 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ win7-notifications has not been updated in over a year.
- •win7-notifications, toast-logger-win are pre-1.0 — API may change.