Decision Workspace
z80emu vs retroshield-z80-workbench vs kz80_c
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
z80emu
growingv0.11.0
ZiLOG Z80 microprocessor emulation library.
50
retroshield-z80-workbench
experimentalv0.1.1
Z80 code generation framework for RetroShield projects
48
kz80_c
experimentalv0.1.1
A self-hosting C compiler for Z80 targeting RetroShield hardware
Core Metrics
| z80emu | retroshield-z80-workbench | kz80_c | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 50 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 21.2K | 227 | 75 |
| 30d Downloads | 199 | 73 | 4 |
| Dependents | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 761d ago | 99d ago | 105d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
z80emu
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
retroshield-z80-workbench
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
kz80_c
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| z80emu | retroshield-z80-workbench | kz80_c | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-3.0-or-later | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 90KB | 13KB | 69KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •retroshield-z80-workbench leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •z80emu has the most downloads (21.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ z80emu has not been updated in over a year.