Decision Workspace
x11-clipboard vs xcb vs ringboard-x11
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
x11-clipboard
growingv0.9.3
x11 clipboard support for Rust.
63
xcb
growingv1.7.0
Rust safe bindings for XCB
55
ringboard-x11
growingv0.16.2
X11 Ringboard clipboard listener.
Core Metrics
| x11-clipboard | xcb | ringboard-x11 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 63 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 8.8M | 5.2M | 12.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 460.2K | 280.2K | 0 |
| Dependents | 420 | 758 | 0 |
| Releases | 28 | 37 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 585d ago | 142d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 9y 1m | 10y 3m | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
x11-clipboard
Maintenance
7
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
xcb
Maintenance
11
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ringboard-x11
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| x11-clipboard | xcb | ringboard-x11 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.3 | 1.7.0 | 0.16.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 11 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 216KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •xcb leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •x11-clipboard has the most downloads (8.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •xcb is depended on by 758 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ x11-clipboard has not been updated in over a year.
- •x11-clipboard, ringboard-x11 are pre-1.0 — API may change.