Decision Workspace
mdx-cli vs mdless vs barkdocs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
mdx-cli
experimentalv0.1.7
A fast, beautiful terminal markdown viewer with gradient headings, syntax highlighting, and 8 themes
51
mdless
experimentalv0.2.6
A terminal-based markdown file viewer
50
barkdocs
experimentalv1.1.5
A keyboard-driven TUI markdown viewer, companion to barklog
Core Metrics
| mdx-cli | mdless | barkdocs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 51 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 65 | 574 | 140 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 18d ago | 172d ago |
| Age | 2m | 8m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
mdx-cli
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
mdless
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
barkdocs
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mdx-cli | mdless | barkdocs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.7 | 0.2.6 | 1.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 11 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 798KB | 312KB | 124KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mdless leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mdx-cli, mdless are pre-1.0 — API may change.