Decision Workspace
winit-gtk vs glfw vs winit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
winit-gtk
growingv0.29.1
Cross-platform window creation library.
71
glfw
growingv0.62.0
GLFW3 bindings and idiomatic wrapper for Rust.
70
winit
growingv0.30.13
Cross-platform window creation library.
Core Metrics
| winit-gtk | glfw | winit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 71 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 8.2K | 838.2K | 35.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 24.8K | 2.3M |
| Dependents | 5 | 1.0K | 10.5K |
| Releases | 6 | 77 | 119 |
| Last Updated | 890d ago | 2d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 11y 2m | 10y |
Health Breakdown
winit-gtk
Maintenance
4
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
glfw
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
winit
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| winit-gtk | glfw | winit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.29.1 | 0.62.0 | 0.30.13 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 35 | 11 | 54 |
| Crate Size | 340KB | 132KB | 605KB |
| Features | 9 | 13 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 16.7% | 0.0% | 4.2% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | 1.70.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 3 (team) | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •glfw leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •winit has the most downloads (35.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •winit is depended on by 10.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ winit-gtk has not been updated in over a year.