Decision Workspace
fileview vs tui-widgets vs tui-scrollbar
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
fileview
experimentalv2.7.3
A fast, keyboard-driven TUI file browser with previews and git
71
tui-widgets
growingv0.7.2
A collection of useful widgets for building terminal user interfaces using Ratatui
67
tui-scrollbar
experimentalv0.2.4
A Ratatui scrollbar widget with fractional thumb rendering
Core Metrics
| fileview | tui-widgets | tui-scrollbar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 71 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 56.7K | 913.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 5.3K | 80.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 142 | 10 |
| Releases | 71 | 25 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 9d ago | 51d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 3m | 1y 10m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
fileview
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
tui-widgets
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
tui-scrollbar
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| fileview | tui-widgets | tui-scrollbar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.7.3 | 0.7.2 | 0.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 28 | 11 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 841KB | 60KB | 47KB |
| Features | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.90.0 | 1.88.0 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tui-widgets leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tui-scrollbar has the most downloads (913.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tui-widgets is depended on by 142 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •tui-widgets, tui-scrollbar are pre-1.0 — API may change.