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winput

v0.2.5 Growing

A high-level interface to Windows' input system.

MIT Edition 2018
API bindingsOperating systems::Windows APIs #keyboard#mouse#input#windows#simulation

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 4+ years
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (17KB, 2 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

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Downloads
39.2K
Dependents
10
Releases
8
Size
17KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

1.1K downloads in the last 30 days (38/day), up 28% from the previous period.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 5+ years old, winput hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 17KB, winput is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include rsautogui, bitwarden-autotype, console_renderer. When high-quality crates choose winput, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 5/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 17/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 9/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 5/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
30/day avg+56%
02040608012/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.2.5
80%
v0.2.4
8%
v0.2.3
6%
v0.2.2
3%
v0.2.1
3%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["message_loop"]

minimalmessage_loop*

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Maintainers

Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
10
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