Decision Workspace
grabchars vs terminput vs terminput-crossterm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
grabchars
experimentalv2.1.0
Get keystrokes directly from user - a Rust port of my 1988 Unix utility
66
terminput
growingv0.5.13
TUI input parser/encoder and abstraction over input backends
63
terminput-crossterm
growingv0.4.9
crossterm adapter for terminput
Core Metrics
| grabchars | terminput | terminput-crossterm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 66 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 49 | 45.7K | 37.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 49 | 8.4K | 7.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 140 | 31 |
| Releases | 3 | 25 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 6d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 27d | 1y 2m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
grabchars
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
terminput
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
terminput-crossterm
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| grabchars | terminput | terminput-crossterm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 | 0.5.13 | 0.4.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 122KB | 32KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •terminput leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •terminput is depended on by 140 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •terminput, terminput-crossterm are pre-1.0 — API may change.