Decision Workspace
mermaid-text vs graphs-tui vs selkie-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
mermaid-text
experimentalv0.56.0
Render Mermaid diagrams as Unicode box-drawing text — no browser, no image protocols, pure Rust
48
graphs-tui
experimentalv0.4.0
Terminal renderer for Mermaid and D2 diagrams - flowcharts, state diagrams, pie charts in Unicode/ASCII
47
selkie-rs
experimentalv0.3.0
A Rust implementation of the mermaid diagramming parser and renderer
Core Metrics
| mermaid-text | graphs-tui | selkie-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 48 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 380 | 7.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.6K | 0 | 2.0K |
| Dependents | 118 | 2 | 5 |
| Releases | 79 | 9 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 104d ago | 108d ago |
| Age | 1m | 3m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
mermaid-text
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
graphs-tui
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
selkie-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mermaid-text | graphs-tui | selkie-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.56.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 554KB | 70KB | 1.8MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.92 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mermaid-text leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •selkie-rs has the most downloads (7.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mermaid-text is depended on by 118 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.