Decision Workspace
winpty-rs vs xpty vs known-folders
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
winpty-rs
stablev1.0.5
Create and spawn processes inside a pseudoterminal in Windows
53
xpty
experimentalv0.3.6
Cross-platform async-ready PTY interface, forked from portable-pty
77
known-folders
stablev1.4.2
A safe wrapper around the Known Folders API on Windows
Core Metrics
| winpty-rs | xpty | known-folders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 53 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 787.1K | 236 | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 19.3K | 237 | 63.7K |
| Dependents | 3 | 0 | 108 |
| Releases | 30 | 17 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 53d ago | 10d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 4y 2m | 11d | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
winpty-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
xpty
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
known-folders
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| winpty-rs | xpty | known-folders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.5 | 0.3.6 | 1.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 12 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 8.6MB | 29KB | 16KB |
| Features | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 6.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 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.
- •xpty is pre-1.0 — API may change.