Decision Workspace
winreg vs winreg2 vs windows-env
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
winreg
growingv0.56.0
Rust bindings to MS Windows Registry API
39
winreg2
growingv0.53.1
Rust bindings to MS Windows Registry API
54
windows-env
growingv0.2.1
Easily manage Windows environment variables permanently.
Core Metrics
| winreg | winreg2 | windows-env | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 39 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 188.4M | 22.0K | 11.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 6.4M | 0 | 667 |
| Dependents | 5.2K | 1 | 208 |
| Releases | 35 | 2 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 121d ago | 563d ago | 210d ago |
| Age | 11y 3m | 1y 6m | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
winreg
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
winreg2
Maintenance
5
Quality
9
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
windows-env
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| winreg | winreg2 | windows-env | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.56.0 | 0.53.1 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 30KB | 9KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 2.9% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.60 | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •winreg leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •winreg is depended on by 5.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ winreg2 has not been updated in over a year.