Decision Workspace
clin-rs vs ekphos vs qnote
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
clin-rs
experimentalv0.9.8
Feature-packed terminal note management app inspired by Obsidian
46
ekphos
experimentalv0.25.10
A lightweight, fast, terminal-based markdown research tool inspired by Obsidian
52
qnote
growingv1.1.0
A fast, lightweight terminal-based note-taking application
Core Metrics
| clin-rs | ekphos | qnote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 46 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 2.3K | 748 |
| 30d Downloads | 466 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 58 | 22 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 40d ago | 266d ago |
| Age | 3m | 7m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
clin-rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
ekphos
Maintenance
17
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
qnote
Maintenance
15
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| clin-rs | ekphos | qnote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.8 | 0.25.10 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 33 | 17 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 349KB | 1.1MB | 43KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 3.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •qnote leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ekphos has the most downloads (2.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •clin-rs, ekphos are pre-1.0 — API may change.