Decision Workspace
mdedit vs rat-salsa vs terminput
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
mdedit
stablev2.0.1
markdown editor with ratatui and rat-salsa
61
rat-salsa
stablev4.0.3
ratatui widgets and a crossterm event-loop
66
terminput
growingv0.5.13
TUI input parser/encoder and abstraction over input backends
Core Metrics
| mdedit | rat-salsa | terminput | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 61 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 11.0K | 28.9K | 45.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 28 | 283 | 8.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 80 | 140 |
| Releases | 23 | 50 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 90d ago | 19d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 1y 9m | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
mdedit
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
rat-salsa
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
terminput
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mdedit | rat-salsa | terminput | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.1 | 4.0.3 | 0.5.13 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 25 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 63KB | 100KB | 32KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •terminput leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •terminput is depended on by 140 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •terminput is pre-1.0 — API may change.