Decision Workspace
copperline vs linenoise-sys vs linenoise
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
copperline
growingv0.3.0
Pure-Rust Command Line Editing Library
38
linenoise-sys
growingv1.0.0
Bindings to linenoise for simple line-editing facilities.
34
linenoise
growingv0.0.3
Bindings to linenoise for simple line-editing facilities.
Core Metrics
| copperline | linenoise-sys | linenoise | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 38 | 34 |
| Total Downloads | 39.4K | 4.2K | 6.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 114 | 3 | 6 |
| Dependents | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 3755d ago | 3759d ago | 3759d ago |
| Age | 10y 7m | 11y 3m | 11y 3m |
Health Breakdown
copperline
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
linenoise-sys
Maintenance
1
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
linenoise
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| copperline | linenoise-sys | linenoise | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 12KB | 949B |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •linenoise-sys leads with a health score of 38/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •copperline has the most downloads (39.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ copperline, linenoise-sys, linenoise have not been updated in over a year.
- •copperline, linenoise are pre-1.0 — API may change.