Decision Workspace
lsv vs ratatui-explorer vs xplr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
lsv
experimentalv0.1.15
Three‑pane terminal file viewer (TUI) with preview and Lua configuration
61
ratatui-explorer
growingv0.3.0
ratatui-explorer is a small, but highly customizable, file explorer widget for ratatui.
53
xplr
stablev1.1.0
A hackable, minimal, fast TUI file explorer
Core Metrics
| lsv | ratatui-explorer | xplr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 61 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4K | 57.4K | 188.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 65 | 3.6K | 294 |
| Dependents | 0 | 127 | 0 |
| Releases | 15 | 8 | 146 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 21d ago | 109d ago |
| Age | 6m | 2y 1m | 5y |
Health Breakdown
lsv
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
ratatui-explorer
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
xplr
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| lsv | ratatui-explorer | xplr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.15 | 0.3.0 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| Crate Size | 102KB | 1.7MB | 149KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.90 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ratatui-explorer leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •xplr has the most downloads (188.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ratatui-explorer is depended on by 127 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •lsv, ratatui-explorer are pre-1.0 — API may change.