Decision Workspace
ekphos vs qnote vs rucola-notes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
ekphos
experimentalv0.20.10
A lightweight, fast, terminal-based markdown research tool inspired by Obsidian
53
qnote
experimentalv1.1.0
A fast, lightweight terminal-based note-taking application
46
rucola-notes
growingv0.8.2
Terminal-based markdown note manager.
Core Metrics
| ekphos | qnote | rucola-notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 53 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 729 | 8.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 147 | 8 | 34 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 20 | 4 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 49d ago | 158d ago | 84d ago |
| Age | 3m | 5m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
ekphos
Maintenance
16
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
qnote
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
rucola-notes
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ekphos | qnote | rucola-notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.20.10 | 1.1.0 | 0.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 16 | 11 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 1.1MB | 43KB | 231KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •qnote leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rucola-notes has the most downloads (8.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ekphos, rucola-notes are pre-1.0 — API may change.