Decision Workspace
xwin vs yy vs known-folders
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
xwin
growingv0.8.0
Allows downloading and repacking the MSVC CRT and Windows SDK for cross compilation
40
yy
experimentalv0.1.1
Helper CLI to create Zig-based cross-linker wrappers and Cargo config for cross-compiling Rust from Windows to Linux
77
known-folders
stablev1.4.2
A safe wrapper around the Known Folders API on Windows
Core Metrics
| xwin | yy | known-folders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 40 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 3.0M | 45 | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 179.5K | 4 | 61.9K |
| Dependents | 86 | 0 | 108 |
| Releases | 46 | 2 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 49d ago | 71d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 2m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
xwin
Maintenance
16
Quality
8
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
yy
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
known-folders
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| xwin | yy | known-folders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.1.1 | 1.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 27 | 4 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 73KB | 22KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 6.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.60.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •known-folders leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •xwin has the most downloads (3.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •known-folders is depended on by 108 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •xwin, yy are pre-1.0 — API may change.