Decision Workspace
clipboard_wayland vs lamco-clipboard-core vs wl-clipboard-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
clipboard_wayland
growingv0.2.2
A library to obtain access to the clipboard of a Wayland window
66
lamco-clipboard-core
experimentalv0.6.1
Clipboard format conversion and synchronization utilities - MIME/Windows format mapping, loop detection, chunked transfer engine
61
wl-clipboard-rs
growingv0.9.3
Access to the Wayland clipboard for terminal and other window-less applications.
Core Metrics
| clipboard_wayland | lamco-clipboard-core | wl-clipboard-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 66 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1M | 868 | 9.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 90.2K | 0 | 723.0K |
| Dependents | 15 | 32 | 232 |
| Releases | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 882d ago | 40d ago | 67d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 7m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
clipboard_wayland
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
lamco-clipboard-core
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
wl-clipboard-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| clipboard_wayland | lamco-clipboard-core | wl-clipboard-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.6.1 | 0.9.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 40KB | 39KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lamco-clipboard-core leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wl-clipboard-rs has the most downloads (9.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wl-clipboard-rs is depended on by 232 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ clipboard_wayland has not been updated in over a year.