Decision Workspace
appcui vs tachyonfx vs filetreelist
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
appcui
experimentalv0.4.7
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.
66
tachyonfx
growingv0.25.0
A ratatui library for creating shader-like effects in TUIs.
58
filetreelist
growingv0.6.0
filetree abstraction based on a sorted path list, supports key based navigation events, folding, scrolling and more
Core Metrics
| appcui | tachyonfx | filetreelist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 66 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 10.8K | 69.5K | 72.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 189 | 21.1K | 1.3K |
| Dependents | 7 | 182 | 49 |
| Releases | 28 | 32 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 28d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 9m | 1y 9m | 4y 10m |
Health Breakdown
appcui
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
tachyonfx
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
filetreelist
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| appcui | tachyonfx | filetreelist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.7 | 0.25.0 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 18 | 15 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 657KB | 540KB | 11KB |
| Features | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tachyonfx leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •filetreelist has the most downloads (72.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tachyonfx is depended on by 182 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.