Decision Workspace
markview vs barkdocs vs md-tui
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
markview
experimentalv0.1.1
A terminal-based Markdown viewer with syntax highlighting
52
barkdocs
experimentalv1.1.5
A keyboard-driven TUI markdown viewer, companion to barklog
50
md-tui
growingv0.9.5
A terminal markdown viewer
Core Metrics
| markview | barkdocs | md-tui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 52 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 30 | 138 | 45.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 30 | 6 | 268 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 16d ago | 113d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 16d | 3m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
markview
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
barkdocs
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
md-tui
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| markview | barkdocs | md-tui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.1.5 | 0.9.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 11 | 13 | 37 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 124KB | 88KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •barkdocs leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •md-tui has the most downloads (45.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •markview, md-tui are pre-1.0 — API may change.