Decision Workspace
xdotool vs enigo vs input-event-codes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
xdotool
growingv0.0.2
A wrapper for the command line tool xdotool written in Rust
59
enigo
growingv0.6.1
Cross-platform (Linux, Windows, macOS & BSD) library to simulate keyboard and mouse events
53
input-event-codes
growingv6.2.0
Linux input event codes form `linux/input_event_codes.h`.
Core Metrics
| xdotool | enigo | input-event-codes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 59 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 11.4K | 688.8K | 75.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 190 | 95.5K | 1.9K |
| Dependents | 177 | 395 | 40 |
| Releases | 2 | 30 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 2227d ago | 211d ago | 675d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 9y 1m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
xdotool
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
enigo
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
input-event-codes
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| xdotool | enigo | input-event-codes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.6.1 | 6.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | GPL-2.0-only |
| Dependencies | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 102KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •enigo leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •enigo is depended on by 395 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xdotool, input-event-codes have not been updated in over a year.
- •xdotool, enigo are pre-1.0 — API may change.