Decision Workspace
windres vs embed-resource vs editpe
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
windres
growingv0.2.2
Compiles Windows resource files (.rc) into a Rust program.
67
embed-resource
stablev3.0.8
A Cargo library to handle compilation and inclusion of Windows resources in the most resilient fashion imaginable
58
editpe
growingv0.2.3
Resource Editor for parsing and modification of Windows Portable Executables and their resources
Core Metrics
| windres | embed-resource | editpe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 67 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 68.0K | 17.0M | 204.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.1K | 1.9M | 37.0K |
| Dependents | 167 | 945 | 26 |
| Releases | 4 | 63 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1855d ago | 4d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 8y 5m | 9y 1m | 2y 4m |
Health Breakdown
windres
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
embed-resource
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
editpe
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| windres | embed-resource | editpe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 3.0.8 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 20KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •embed-resource leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •embed-resource is depended on by 945 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ windres has not been updated in over a year.
- •windres, editpe are pre-1.0 — API may change.