Decision Workspace
wl-clipboard-rs vs lamco-clipboard-core vs smithay-clipboard
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
wl-clipboard-rs
growingv0.9.3
Access to the Wayland clipboard for terminal and other window-less applications.
62
lamco-clipboard-core
experimentalv0.6.0
Clipboard format conversion and synchronization utilities - MIME/Windows format mapping, loop detection, chunked transfer engine
61
smithay-clipboard
growingv0.7.3
Provides access to the wayland clipboard for client applications.
Core Metrics
| wl-clipboard-rs | lamco-clipboard-core | smithay-clipboard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 62 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 5.7M | 494 | 14.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 891.2K | 168 | 1.0M |
| Dependents | 200 | 25 | 84 |
| Releases | 15 | 9 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 104d ago | today | 145d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 3m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
wl-clipboard-rs
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
lamco-clipboard-core
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
smithay-clipboard
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| wl-clipboard-rs | lamco-clipboard-core | smithay-clipboard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.3 | 0.6.0 | 0.7.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 40KB | 18KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •lamco-clipboard-core leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smithay-clipboard has the most downloads (14.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wl-clipboard-rs is depended on by 200 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.