Decision Workspace
darkside vs cursive_core vs libnotcurses-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
darkside
growingv1.2.5
A TUI-kit for Rust based on ncurses-rs
64
cursive_core
growingv0.4.7
Core components for the Cursive TUI
60
libnotcurses-sys
growingv3.11.0
Low-level Rust bindings for the notcurses C library.
Core Metrics
| darkside | cursive_core | libnotcurses-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 64 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 14.9K | 1.3M | 168.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 67.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 184 | 41 |
| Releases | 10 | 24 | 129 |
| Last Updated | 2559d ago | 31d ago | 648d ago |
| Age | 7y | 6y 1m | 6y 6m |
Health Breakdown
darkside
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
cursive_core
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
libnotcurses-sys
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| darkside | cursive_core | libnotcurses-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.5 | 0.4.7 | 3.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 20 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 217KB | 210KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.65.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cursive_core leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cursive_core is depended on by 184 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ darkside, libnotcurses-sys have not been updated in over a year.
- •cursive_core is pre-1.0 — API may change.