Decision Workspace
idiom vs ropey vs boxen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
idiom
growingv0.8.2
Simple low config editor supporting LSP and syntax highlighting.
63
ropey
growingv1.6.1
A fast and robust text rope for Rust
58
boxen
experimentalv0.4.0
A Rust library for creating styled terminal boxes around text with performance optimizations
Core Metrics
| idiom | ropey | boxen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 63 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 21.9K | 6.9M | 9.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 987.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.2K | 14 |
| Releases | 33 | 44 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 296d ago | 42d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 11y 3m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
idiom
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
ropey
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
boxen
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| idiom | ropey | boxen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.2 | 1.6.1 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 27 | 8 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 233KB | 119KB | 149KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ropey leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ropey is depended on by 3.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •idiom, boxen are pre-1.0 — API may change.