Decision Workspace
wlroots vs wlc vs rustwlc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
wlroots
growingv0.4.0
Wayland compositor framework
48
wlc
growingv2.0.1
Safe Bindings for Cloudef's wlc (Wayland Compositor C-Library)
46
rustwlc
growingv0.7.0
wlc Wayland library bindings for Rust
Core Metrics
| wlroots | wlc | rustwlc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 48 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 14.9K | 13.5K | 92.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 56 | 55 | 208 |
| Dependents | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| Releases | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 2578d ago | 3321d ago | 3030d ago |
| Age | 8y 11m | 9y 1m | 10y 1m |
Health Breakdown
wlroots
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
wlc
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
rustwlc
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| wlroots | wlc | rustwlc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 2.0.1 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 1.0MB | 34KB | 69KB |
| Features | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •wlc leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustwlc has the most downloads (92.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ wlroots, wlc, rustwlc have not been updated in over a year.
- •wlroots, rustwlc are pre-1.0 — API may change.