Decision Workspace
md-tui vs barkdocs vs mdless
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
md-tui
growingv0.10.3
A terminal markdown viewer
50
barkdocs
growingv1.1.5
A keyboard-driven TUI markdown viewer, companion to barklog
48
mdless
experimentalv0.2.6
A terminal-based markdown file viewer
Core Metrics
| md-tui | barkdocs | mdless | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 50 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 46.6K | 149 | 640 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 45 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 16d ago | 221d ago | 67d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 7m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
md-tui
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
barkdocs
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
mdless
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| md-tui | barkdocs | mdless | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.3 | 1.1.5 | 0.2.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 39 | 13 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 96KB | 124KB | 312KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 6.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •md-tui leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •md-tui, mdless are pre-1.0 — API may change.