Decision Workspace
helpv vs tui-widgets vs tui-big-text
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
helpv
experimentalv0.1.4
A terminal-based help documentation viewer with subcommand navigation
69
tui-widgets
growingv0.7.0
A collection of useful widgets for building terminal user interfaces using Ratatui
66
tui-big-text
growingv0.8.2
A Ratatui widget for displaying big text in the terminal
Core Metrics
| helpv | tui-widgets | tui-big-text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 69 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 77 | 45.4K | 327.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 49 | 6.1K | 36.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 133 | 375 |
| Releases | 5 | 23 | 39 |
| Last Updated | 26d ago | 82d ago | 49d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1y 8m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
helpv
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
tui-widgets
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
tui-big-text
Maintenance
16
Quality
10
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| helpv | tui-widgets | tui-big-text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.7.0 | 0.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 89KB | 49KB | 39KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87.0 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tui-widgets leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tui-big-text has the most downloads (327.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tui-big-text is depended on by 375 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.