Decision Workspace
mdedit vs rat-salsa vs tui-textarea-2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
mdedit
stablev2.0.1
markdown editor with ratatui and rat-salsa
58
rat-salsa
stablev4.0.3
ratatui widgets and a crossterm event-loop
66
tui-textarea-2
experimentalv0.11.0
tui-textarea is a simple yet powerful text editor widget for ratatui. Multi-line text editor can be easily put as part of your TUI application.
Core Metrics
| mdedit | rat-salsa | tui-textarea-2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 58 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 11.0K | 29.5K | 39.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 16.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 80 | 143 |
| Releases | 23 | 50 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 149d ago | 78d ago | 23d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 1y 11m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
mdedit
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
rat-salsa
Maintenance
15
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
tui-textarea-2
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mdedit | rat-salsa | tui-textarea-2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.1 | 4.0.3 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 19 | 25 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 63KB | 100KB | 84KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tui-textarea-2 leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tui-textarea-2 is depended on by 143 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •tui-textarea-2 is pre-1.0 — API may change.