Decision Workspace
mdriver vs mq-view vs mdansi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
mdriver
experimentalv1.1.0
Streaming markdown printer for the terminal with syntax highlighting
52
mq-view
experimentalv0.1.11
A library and CLI tool for rendering Markdown documents with syntax highlighting and rich text formatting
46
mdansi
experimentalv0.1.0
A blazing-fast Markdown-to-ANSI terminal renderer with built-in syntax highlighting
Core Metrics
| mdriver | mq-view | mdansi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 52 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 328 | 134 | 19 |
| 30d Downloads | 142 | 26 | 19 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 21 | 8 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 27d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 2m | 3m | 25d |
Health Breakdown
mdriver
Maintenance
12
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
mq-view
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
mdansi
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mdriver | mq-view | mdansi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.1.11 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 31 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 6.4MB | 114KB | 52KB |
| Features | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mq-view leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mdriver has the most downloads (328), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mq-view, mdansi are pre-1.0 — API may change.