Decision Workspace
elegance vs pretty vs tui-widgets
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
elegance
growingv0.4.0
A pretty-printing library for Rust with a focus on speed and compactness.
53
pretty
growingv0.12.5
Wadler-style pretty-printing combinators in Rust
69
tui-widgets
growingv0.7.0
A collection of useful widgets for building terminal user interfaces using Ratatui
Core Metrics
| elegance | pretty | tui-widgets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 53 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 5.2K | 14.2M | 45.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 111 | 1.2M | 6.0K |
| Dependents | 8 | 1.2K | 133 |
| Releases | 9 | 33 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 75d ago | 182d ago | 82d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 11y 4m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
elegance
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
pretty
Maintenance
8
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
tui-widgets
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| elegance | pretty | tui-widgets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.12.5 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 30KB | 49KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.78 | — | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tui-widgets leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pretty has the most downloads (14.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pretty is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.