Decision Workspace
barkdocs vs mdless vs mdx-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
barkdocs
experimentalv1.1.5
A keyboard-driven TUI markdown viewer, companion to barklog
51
mdless
experimentalv0.2.6
A terminal-based markdown file viewer
41
mdx-cli
experimentalv0.1.7
A fast, beautiful terminal markdown viewer with gradient headings, syntax highlighting, and 8 themes
Core Metrics
| barkdocs | mdless | mdx-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 51 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 140 | 574 | 65 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 172d ago | 18d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 5m | 8m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
barkdocs
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
mdless
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
mdx-cli
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| barkdocs | mdless | mdx-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.5 | 0.2.6 | 0.1.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 11 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 124KB | 312KB | 798KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mdless leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mdless, mdx-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.