Decision Workspace
xdg-desktop-portal-generic vs input-sys vs wl-clipboard-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
xdg-desktop-portal-generic
experimentalv0.3.0
Generic XDG Desktop Portal backend for Wayland compositors, by Lamco Development
65
input-sys
stablev1.19.0
Bindgen generated unsafe libinput wrapper
64
wl-clipboard-rs
growingv0.9.3
Access to the Wayland clipboard for terminal and other window-less applications.
Core Metrics
| xdg-desktop-portal-generic | input-sys | wl-clipboard-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 191 | 2.0M | 7.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 160.2K | 1.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 19 | 214 |
| Releases | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 71d ago | 50d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 3m | 9y 1m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
xdg-desktop-portal-generic
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
input-sys
Maintenance
14
Quality
22
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
wl-clipboard-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| xdg-desktop-portal-generic | input-sys | wl-clipboard-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.19.0 | 0.9.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 23 | 3 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 138KB | 798KB | 39KB |
| Features | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •input-sys leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wl-clipboard-rs has the most downloads (7.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wl-clipboard-rs is depended on by 214 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •xdg-desktop-portal-generic, wl-clipboard-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.