Decision Workspace
focal vs ratatui-image vs shpool-protocol
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
focal
experimentalv0.2.8
Terminal focus library - focus terminal windows and multiplexer panes
68
ratatui-image
stablev10.0.6
An image widget for ratatui, supporting sixels, kitty, iterm2, and unicode-halfblocks
57
shpool-protocol
growingv0.3.4
shpool-protocol defines the internal protocol shpool uses to talk between its client and daemon processes. You almost certainly don't need to use it directly.
Core Metrics
| focal | ratatui-image | shpool-protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 68 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 298 | 308.0K | 10.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 58 | 36.7K | 997 |
| Dependents | 9 | 972 | 11 |
| Releases | 9 | 63 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 62d ago | 20d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 2m | 2y 6m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
focal
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
ratatui-image
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
shpool-protocol
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| focal | ratatui-image | shpool-protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.8 | 10.0.6 | 0.3.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 16 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 6.0MB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ratatui-image leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ratatui-image is depended on by 972 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •focal, shpool-protocol are pre-1.0 — API may change.