Decision Workspace
windows-toast vs tauri-winrt-notification vs notify-icon
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
windows-toast
growingv1.3.8
Show desktop notifications on Windows
53
tauri-winrt-notification
growingv0.7.2
An incomplete wrapper over the WinRT toast api
46
notify-icon
experimentalv0.1.4
A safe, ergonomic Rust wrapper around the Windows Shell_NotifyIcon API for managing system tray icons on Windows platforms
Core Metrics
| windows-toast | tauri-winrt-notification | notify-icon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 53 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 16.4K | 4.1M | 22.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 368.9K | 10 |
| Dependents | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Releases | 15 | 14 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1140d ago | 353d ago | 140d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 3y 7m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
windows-toast
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
tauri-winrt-notification
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
notify-icon
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| windows-toast | tauri-winrt-notification | notify-icon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.8 | 0.7.2 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 47KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tauri-winrt-notification leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ windows-toast has not been updated in over a year.
- •tauri-winrt-notification, notify-icon are pre-1.0 — API may change.