Decision Workspace
fm-tui vs xplr vs ratatui-explorer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
fm-tui
growingv0.2.3
FM : a file manager inspired by ranger and dired{n}{n}Config files ~/.config/fm/{n}Documentation https://github.com/qkzk/fm{n}
53
xplr
stablev1.1.0
A hackable, minimal, fast TUI file explorer
61
ratatui-explorer
growingv0.3.0
ratatui-explorer is a small, but highly customizable, file explorer widget for ratatui.
Core Metrics
| fm-tui | xplr | ratatui-explorer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 53 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 37.2K | 188.8K | 57.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 41 | 294 | 3.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 127 |
| Releases | 32 | 146 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 60d ago | 109d ago | 21d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 5y | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
fm-tui
Maintenance
15
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
xplr
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
ratatui-explorer
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| fm-tui | xplr | ratatui-explorer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 1.1.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 43 | 30 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 319KB | 149KB | 1.7MB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ratatui-explorer leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •xplr has the most downloads (188.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ratatui-explorer is depended on by 127 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •fm-tui, ratatui-explorer are pre-1.0 — API may change.