Decision Workspace
winmmf vs winmmf-ffi vs windows_shared_memory
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
winmmf
growingv0.6.2
A mostly safe Rust wrapper around Named Shared Memory on Windows. WIP
45
winmmf-ffi
growingv0.6.2
A wrapper for WinMMF to make it usable as a cdylib.
50
windows_shared_memory
growingv0.1.5
Windows IPC library using shared memory. Supports 32-bit/64-bit cross-process communication
Core Metrics
| winmmf | winmmf-ffi | windows_shared_memory | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 45 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 12.6K | 5.5K | 2.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 230 | 11 | 24 |
| Dependents | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 148d ago | 148d ago | 65d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 1y 5m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
winmmf
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
winmmf-ffi
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
windows_shared_memory
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| winmmf | winmmf-ffi | windows_shared_memory | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.2 | 0.6.2 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 9KB | 12KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 11.1% | 18.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.82 | 1.82 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •winmmf leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.