Decision Workspace
desktop-tui vs envex vs ratatui-crossterm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
desktop-tui
experimentalv0.3.2
A desktop environment without graphics (tmux-like)
45
envex
experimentalv0.6.2
A modern, cross-platform environment variable manager with TUI and CLI interfaces
72
ratatui-crossterm
growingv0.1.0
Crossterm backend for the Ratatui Terminal UI library.
Core Metrics
| desktop-tui | envex | ratatui-crossterm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 45 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 3.0K | 2.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 91 | 39 | 951.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| Releases | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 26d ago | 189d ago | 91d ago |
| Age | 6m | 7m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
desktop-tui
Maintenance
17
Quality
8
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
envex
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
ratatui-crossterm
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| desktop-tui | envex | ratatui-crossterm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 0.6.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 6.4MB | 26KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ratatui-crossterm leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.