Decision Workspace
ascii_renderer vs ratatui-3d vs glerminal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
ascii_renderer
growingv1.1.2
A wireframe rendering engine that renders into ascii text, written for fun entirely in Rust.
44
ratatui-3d
experimentalv0.1.0
3D software renderer for terminal UIs, built on ratatui
41
glerminal
growingv0.3.0
A lightweight OpenGL terminal
Core Metrics
| ascii_renderer | ratatui-3d | glerminal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 44 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 6.4K | 25 | 18.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 25 | 16 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 371d ago | 24d ago | 2623d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 24d | 8y |
Health Breakdown
ascii_renderer
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ratatui-3d
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
glerminal
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ascii_renderer | ratatui-3d | glerminal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.2 | 0.1.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 31KB | 134KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ascii_renderer leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •glerminal has the most downloads (18.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ ascii_renderer, glerminal have not been updated in over a year.
- •ratatui-3d, glerminal are pre-1.0 — API may change.