Decision Workspace
hxedit vs hexr vs vimltui
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
hxedit
experimentalv0.5.0
A terminal hex editor optimized for large files
45
hexr
experimentalv1.0.0
Minimal terminal hex editor
61
vimltui
experimentalv0.2.11
A self-contained, embeddable Vim editor for Ratatui TUI applications
Core Metrics
| hxedit | hexr | vimltui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 45 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 103 | 16 | 512 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Releases | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 16d ago | 95d ago |
| Age | 1m | 16d | 3m |
Health Breakdown
hxedit
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
hexr
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
vimltui
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hxedit | hexr | vimltui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.2.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 31 | 2 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 3.4MB | 1.7MB | 60KB |
| Features | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.94 | 1.95.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vimltui leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hxedit, vimltui are pre-1.0 — API may change.