Decision Workspace
glerminal vs ascii_renderer vs rael
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
glerminal
growingv0.3.0
A lightweight OpenGL terminal
46
ascii_renderer
growingv1.1.2
A wireframe rendering engine that renders into ascii text, written for fun entirely in Rust.
46
rael
experimentalv0.1.3
A simple terminal rendering engine for creating text-based UIs and games.
Core Metrics
| glerminal | ascii_renderer | rael | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 46 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 18.3K | 6.4K | 1.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Releases | 12 | 5 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 2731d ago | 479d ago | 266d ago |
| Age | 8y 4m | 3y 6m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
glerminal
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
ascii_renderer
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
rael
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| glerminal | ascii_renderer | rael | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.1.2 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 134KB | 16KB | 9KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ascii_renderer leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •glerminal has the most downloads (18.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ glerminal, ascii_renderer have not been updated in over a year.
- •glerminal, rael are pre-1.0 — API may change.