Decision Workspace
xwin vs yy vs embed-resource
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
xwin
growingv0.9.0
Allows downloading and repacking the MSVC CRT and Windows SDK for cross compilation
39
yy
experimentalv0.1.1
Helper CLI to create Zig-based cross-linker wrappers and Cargo config for cross-compiling Rust from Windows to Linux
70
embed-resource
stablev3.0.11
A Cargo library to handle compilation and inclusion of Windows resources in the most resilient fashion imaginable
Core Metrics
| xwin | yy | embed-resource | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 39 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9M | 59 | 27.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 156.5K | 0 | 2.2M |
| Dependents | 89 | 0 | 1.1K |
| Releases | 47 | 2 | 65 |
| Last Updated | 84d ago | 179d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 4y 10m | 5m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
xwin
Maintenance
14
Quality
8
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
yy
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
embed-resource
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| xwin | yy | embed-resource | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 0.1.1 | 3.0.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 27 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 72KB | 22KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 6.4% | 0.0% | 4.6% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.76 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •embed-resource leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •embed-resource is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •xwin, yy are pre-1.0 — API may change.