Decision Workspace
xkb-type vs wayland-keyboard vs kbvm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
xkb-type
experimentalv0.1.2
Virtual keyboard typing via evdev/uinput with XKB layout-aware key mapping
43
wayland-keyboard
experimentalv0.1.0
Lightweight keyboard handling library for Wayland — a pure Rust alternative to xkbcommon
54
kbvm
growingv0.1.6
An implementation of the XKB specification
Core Metrics
| xkb-type | wayland-keyboard | kbvm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 43 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 171 | 25 | 16.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 716 |
| Dependents | 8 | 0 | 42 |
| Releases | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 31d ago | 81d ago | 122d ago |
| Age | 2m | 2m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
xkb-type
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
wayland-keyboard
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
kbvm
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| xkb-type | wayland-keyboard | kbvm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.1.0 | 0.1.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 5 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 57KB | 20KB | 305KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | 1.70 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kbvm leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.