Decision Workspace
hjkl-mangler vs tui-textarea-2 vs vim-line
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
hjkl-mangler
experimentalv0.28.0
External-formatter dispatch for hjkl: rustfmt, prettier, gofmt, ruff, stylua, shfmt, taplo and more
66
tui-textarea-2
experimentalv0.11.0
tui-textarea is a simple yet powerful text editor widget for ratatui. Multi-line text editor can be easily put as part of your TUI application.
62
vim-line
experimentalv7.4.5
A line-oriented vim motions library for TUI applications
Core Metrics
| hjkl-mangler | tui-textarea-2 | vim-line | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 66 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 164 | 39.9K | 2.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 16.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 13 | 143 | 177 |
| Releases | 8 | 9 | 95 |
| Last Updated | today | 23d ago | today |
| Age | 9d | 3m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
hjkl-mangler
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
tui-textarea-2
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
vim-line
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| hjkl-mangler | tui-textarea-2 | vim-line | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.28.0 | 0.11.0 | 7.4.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 84KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.95 | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tui-textarea-2 leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vim-line is depended on by 177 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •hjkl-mangler, tui-textarea-2 are pre-1.0 — API may change.