Decision Workspace
mds vs journey-cli vs mald
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
mds
growingv0.19.2
A skim-based `*.md` explore and surf note-taking tool
37
journey-cli
experimentalv0.9.11
A CLI-based journal application with automatic timestamping, vault management, and Obsidian integration
37
mald
experimentalv0.3.0
Markdown Archive & Localized Daemon — terminal-first PKM with local AI
Core Metrics
| mds | journey-cli | mald | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 37 | 37 |
| Total Downloads | 77.4K | 60 | 16 |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 56 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 595d ago | 147d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
mds
Maintenance
7
Quality
5
Community
3
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
journey-cli
Maintenance
10
Quality
6
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
mald
Maintenance
10
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mds | journey-cli | mald | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.19.2 | 0.9.11 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 32 | 10 | 31 |
| Crate Size | 69KB | 77KB | 126KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 85.7% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •journey-cli leads with a health score of 37/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mds has the most downloads (77.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ mds has not been updated in over a year.