Decision Workspace
markdown-tui-explorer vs tui-markdown vs mdless
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
markdown-tui-explorer
experimentalv1.34.70
A terminal-based markdown file browser and viewer with search, syntax highlighting, and live reload
61
tui-markdown
growingv0.3.7
A simple library for converting markdown to a Rataui Text value
51
mdless
experimentalv0.2.6
A terminal-based markdown file viewer
Core Metrics
| markdown-tui-explorer | tui-markdown | mdless | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 61 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 299.4K | 574 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 40.4K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 441 | 0 |
| Releases | 164 | 23 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 11d ago | 149d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 1m | 2y 2m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
markdown-tui-explorer
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
tui-markdown
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
mdless
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| markdown-tui-explorer | tui-markdown | mdless | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.34.70 | 0.3.7 | 0.2.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 26 | 13 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 4.6MB | 23KB | 312KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tui-markdown leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tui-markdown is depended on by 441 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •tui-markdown, mdless are pre-1.0 — API may change.