Decision Workspace
glerminal vs rael vs ascii_renderer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
glerminal
growingv0.3.0
A lightweight OpenGL terminal
48
rael
experimentalv0.1.3
A simple terminal rendering engine for creating text-based UIs and games.
46
ascii_renderer
growingv1.1.2
A wireframe rendering engine that renders into ascii text, written for fun entirely in Rust.
Core Metrics
| glerminal | rael | ascii_renderer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 48 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 18.2K | 1.4K | 6.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 16 | 74 | 8 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 5 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 2623d ago | 158d ago | 371d ago |
| Age | 8y | 5m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
glerminal
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
rael
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ascii_renderer
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| glerminal | rael | ascii_renderer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.3 | 1.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 134KB | 9KB | 16KB |
| 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
- •rael leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •glerminal has the most downloads (18.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ glerminal, ascii_renderer have not been updated in over a year.
- •glerminal, rael are pre-1.0 — API may change.