Decision Workspace
bmd vs md-tui vs barkdocs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
bmd
experimentalv0.4.0
Terminal TUI markdown viewer with vim bindings, mermaid diagrams, and in-app document navigation
50
md-tui
growingv0.10.3
A terminal markdown viewer
50
barkdocs
growingv1.1.5
A keyboard-driven TUI markdown viewer, companion to barklog
Core Metrics
| bmd | md-tui | barkdocs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 85 | 46.6K | 149 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 45 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 16d ago | 221d ago |
| Age | 12d | 2y 5m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
bmd
Maintenance
14
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
md-tui
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
barkdocs
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| bmd | md-tui | barkdocs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.10.3 | 1.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 39 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 220KB | 96KB | 124KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.92 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •md-tui leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bmd, md-tui are pre-1.0 — API may change.