Decision Workspace
x11-clipboard vs xcb vs x11rb
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
x11-clipboard
growingv0.9.3
x11 clipboard support for Rust.
65
xcb
stablev1.7.0
Rust safe bindings for XCB
55
x11rb
growingv0.13.2
Rust bindings to X11
Core Metrics
| x11-clipboard | xcb | x11rb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 65 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 8.0M | 4.7M | 33.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 381.9K | 213.7K | 3.1M |
| Dependents | 345 | 699 | 783 |
| Releases | 28 | 37 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 526d ago | 83d ago | 210d ago |
| Age | 8y 11m | 10y 1m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
x11-clipboard
Maintenance
8
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
xcb
Maintenance
13
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
x11rb
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| x11-clipboard | xcb | x11rb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.3 | 1.7.0 | 0.13.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 11 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 216KB | 221KB |
| Features | 0 | 35 | 36 |
| Yanked % | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.64 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •xcb leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •x11rb has the most downloads (33.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •x11rb is depended on by 783 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ x11-clipboard has not been updated in over a year.
- •x11-clipboard, x11rb are pre-1.0 — API may change.