Decision Workspace
appcui vs tachyonfx vs ck-tui
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
appcui
experimentalv0.4.11
A feature-rich and cross-platform TUI/CUI framework for Rust, enabling modern terminal-based applications on Windows, Linux, and macOS. Includes built-in UI components like buttons, menus, list views, tree views, checkboxes, and more. Perfect for building fast and interactive CLI tools and text-based interfaces.
64
tachyonfx
growingv0.25.0
A ratatui library for creating shader-like effects in TUIs.
57
ck-tui
experimentalv0.7.11
Terminal UI for ck semantic search
Core Metrics
| appcui | tachyonfx | ck-tui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 64 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 11.1K | 129.2K | 2.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 31.4K | 0 |
| Dependents | 7 | 332 | 9 |
| Releases | 32 | 32 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 87d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 11m | 1y 11m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
appcui
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
tachyonfx
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
ck-tui
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| appcui | tachyonfx | ck-tui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.11 | 0.25.0 | 0.7.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 15 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 687KB | 540KB | 51KB |
| Features | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tachyonfx leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tachyonfx is depended on by 332 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.