Decision Workspace
xproto vs wayland-protocols-wlr vs wayland-protocols-plasma
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
xproto
growingv2.0.1
Rust bindings to the X11 protocol library
74
wayland-protocols-wlr
growingv0.3.11
Generated API for the WLR wayland protocol extensions
73
wayland-protocols-plasma
growingv0.3.11
Generated API for the Plasma wayland protocol extensions
Core Metrics
| xproto | wayland-protocols-wlr | wayland-protocols-plasma | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 74 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 18.9K | 26.1M | 15.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 143 | 2.6M | 1.6M |
| Dependents | 10 | 521 | 125 |
| Releases | 10 | 29 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 1868d ago | 23d ago | 23d ago |
| Age | 7y 4m | 3y 10m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
xproto
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
wayland-protocols-wlr
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
wayland-protocols-plasma
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| xproto | wayland-protocols-wlr | wayland-protocols-plasma | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.1 | 0.3.11 | 0.3.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 222KB | 28KB | 69KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •wayland-protocols-wlr leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wayland-protocols-wlr is depended on by 521 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xproto has not been updated in over a year.
- •wayland-protocols-wlr, wayland-protocols-plasma are pre-1.0 — API may change.