Decision Workspace
hexer vs r2pipe vs r3bl_tui
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
30
hexer
growingv0.0.0
A hex editor written in rust
59
r2pipe
growingv0.8.0
Library to interact with radare2 using r2pipes.
58
r3bl_tui
growingv0.7.8
TUI library to build modern apps inspired by React, Elm, with Flexbox, CSS, editor component, emoji support, and more
Core Metrics
| hexer | r2pipe | r3bl_tui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 30 | 59 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 32.3K | 333.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 1.1K | 8.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 34 | 126 |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 2636d ago | 17d ago | 63d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 10y 9m | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
hexer
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
6
r2pipe
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
r3bl_tui
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| hexer | r2pipe | r3bl_tui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 0.8.0 | 0.7.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 6 | 49 |
| Crate Size | 795B | 17KB | 1.4MB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •r2pipe leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •r3bl_tui has the most downloads (333.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •r3bl_tui is depended on by 126 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hexer has not been updated in over a year.