Decision Workspace
chessframe vs timecat vs chess-tui
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
chessframe
growingv0.4.3
A Rust library for working with chess positions, generating psudo-legal moves, and interacting with the UCI protocol.
62
timecat
stablev1.53.0
A NNUE-based chess engine that implements the Negamax algorithm and can be integrated into any project as a library. It features move generation, advanced position evaluation through NNUE, and move searching capabilities.
55
chess-tui
stablev2.7.1
Play chess in the terminal. Rust TUI, Stockfish, Lichess.
Core Metrics
| chessframe | timecat | chess-tui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 62 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 4.1K | 193.5K | 21.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 198 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 81d ago | 54d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 2y 1m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
chessframe
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
timecat
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
chess-tui
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| chessframe | timecat | chess-tui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.3 | 1.53.0 | 2.7.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 15 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 45KB | 134KB | 173KB |
| Features | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •timecat leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •chessframe is pre-1.0 — API may change.