Decision Workspace
liner vs redox_liner vs rat-text
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
liner
growingv0.4.4
A library offering readline-like functionality.
41
redox_liner
growingv0.5.3
A library offering readline-like functionality.
61
rat-text
stablev3.1.0
ratatui text input widgets
Core Metrics
| liner | redox_liner | rat-text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 41 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 73.7K | 66.5K | 40.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 374 | 2.4K | 1.9K |
| Dependents | 53 | 38 | 113 |
| Releases | 16 | 3 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 3049d ago | 616d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 9y 8m | 6y 4m | 1y 7m |
Health Breakdown
liner
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
redox_liner
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
rat-text
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| liner | redox_liner | rat-text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.4 | 0.5.3 | 3.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 38KB | 167KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rat-text leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •liner has the most downloads (73.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rat-text is depended on by 113 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ liner, redox_liner have not been updated in over a year.
- •liner, redox_liner are pre-1.0 — API may change.