Decision Workspace
md-tui vs barkdocs vs dmbdip
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
md-tui
growingv0.9.5
A terminal markdown viewer
52
barkdocs
experimentalv1.1.5
A keyboard-driven TUI markdown viewer, companion to barklog
44
dmbdip
experimentalv0.4.0
Display Markdown But Do it Pretty - renders markdown as images in the terminal using the Kitty graphics protocol
Core Metrics
| md-tui | barkdocs | dmbdip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 52 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 45.3K | 138 | 26 |
| 30d Downloads | 268 | 6 | 26 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 41 | 4 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 16d ago | 113d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 3m | 16d |
Health Breakdown
md-tui
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
barkdocs
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
dmbdip
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| md-tui | barkdocs | dmbdip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.5 | 1.1.5 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 37 | 13 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 88KB | 124KB | 63KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 7.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 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.
- •md-tui, dmbdip are pre-1.0 — API may change.