Decision Workspace
x-win vs active-win-pos-rs vs focus_monitor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
x-win
stablev5.6.0
This package allows you to retrieve precise information about active and open windows on Windows, MacOS, and Linux. You can obtain the position, size, title, and other memory of windows.
54
active-win-pos-rs
growingv0.10.0
Get position, size, title and a few other properties of the active window on Windows, MacOS and Linux
41
focus_monitor
growingv0.1.4
Library for iterating over the focused window each time it changes
Core Metrics
| x-win | active-win-pos-rs | focus_monitor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 54 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 14.4K | 89.7K | 6.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2K | 9.2K | 10 |
| Dependents | 19 | 36 | 0 |
| Releases | 19 | 17 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 15d ago | 1055d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 4y 1m | 3y 4m |
Health Breakdown
x-win
Maintenance
22
Quality
19
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
active-win-pos-rs
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
focus_monitor
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| x-win | active-win-pos-rs | focus_monitor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 5.6.0 | 0.10.0 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 42KB | 25KB | 4KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.60.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •x-win leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •active-win-pos-rs has the most downloads (89.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ focus_monitor has not been updated in over a year.
- •active-win-pos-rs, focus_monitor are pre-1.0 — API may change.