Decision Workspace
curses-sys vs ncurses-native vs fe2o3-crust
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
curses-sys
growingv6.0.0-2
FFI bindings for curses
45
ncurses-native
experimentalv0.1.5
Clean-room, dependency-free Rust reproduction of ncurses terminal output (cursor-movement optimizer, SGR attributes, color, screen framing) for the admitted xterm/ncurses 6.4 terminal. A byte-exact seed toward native-Rust curses output parity.
43
fe2o3-crust
experimentalv0.1.29
Rust TUI library with pane management, ANSI colors, scrolling, and input handling. Feature clone of rcurses.
Core Metrics
| curses-sys | ncurses-native | fe2o3-crust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 45 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 4.5K | 112 | 30 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 3866d ago | 21d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 10y 7m | 28d | 25d |
Health Breakdown
curses-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
23
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
6
ncurses-native
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
fe2o3-crust
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| curses-sys | ncurses-native | fe2o3-crust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 6.0.0-2 | 0.1.5 | 0.1.29 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | WTFPL | Apache-2.0 | Unlicense |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 460KB | 30KB |
| Features | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ncurses-native leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •curses-sys has the most downloads (4.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ curses-sys has not been updated in over a year.
- •ncurses-native, fe2o3-crust are pre-1.0 — API may change.