Decision Workspace
dmitri vs fsel vs ferrous-menu
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
dmitri
growingv0.1.1
Fast and minimal application launcher, like dmenu
54
fsel
experimentalv3.3.1-kiwicrab
Fast TUI app launcher and fuzzy finder for GNU/Linux and *BSD
46
ferrous-menu
experimentalv0.5.2
Minimal GUI choice selection app, similar to `dmenu` or `rofi`, using FLTK
Core Metrics
| dmitri | fsel | ferrous-menu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 54 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 2.2K | 29 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 93 | 29 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1557d ago | 4d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 4y 3m | 5m | 17d |
Health Breakdown
dmitri
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
fsel
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
ferrous-menu
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| dmitri | fsel | ferrous-menu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 3.3.1-kiwicrab | 0.5.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 24 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 60KB | 163KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.90 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fsel leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dmitri has the most downloads (2.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ dmitri has not been updated in over a year.
- •dmitri, ferrous-menu are pre-1.0 — API may change.