Decision Workspace
linefeed vs lineread vs rline
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
linefeed
growingv0.6.0
Interactive terminal input reader
53
lineread
experimentalv0.7.4
Interactive terminal input reader
46
rline
growingv0.3.4
Input line retrieval using libreadline's "Alternate Interface".
Core Metrics
| linefeed | lineread | rline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 53 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 568.9K | 3.6K | 28.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 10.6K | 128 | 2.6K |
| Dependents | 535 | 7 | 21 |
| Releases | 21 | 5 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 2527d ago | 1d ago | 288d ago |
| Age | 9y 7m | 11m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
linefeed
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
lineread
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
rline
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| linefeed | lineread | rline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.7.4 | 0.3.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 64KB | 73KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 4.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lineread leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •linefeed has the most downloads (568.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •linefeed is depended on by 535 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ linefeed has not been updated in over a year.