Decision Workspace
modalkit-ratatui vs vim-navigator vs tui-widgets
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
modalkit-ratatui
growingv0.0.24
A library for building TUI applications that use modal editing
47
vim-navigator
experimentalv20260220.0.1
Vim-style modal editing and navigation patterns for Ratatui TUIs
69
tui-widgets
growingv0.7.0
A collection of useful widgets for building terminal user interfaces using Ratatui
Core Metrics
| modalkit-ratatui | vim-navigator | tui-widgets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 47 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 18.1K | 100 | 45.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 829 | 68 | 6.1K |
| Dependents | 4 | 5 | 133 |
| Releases | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 223d ago | 35d ago | 82d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 1m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
modalkit-ratatui
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
vim-navigator
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
tui-widgets
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| modalkit-ratatui | vim-navigator | tui-widgets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.24 | 20260220.0.1 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 67KB | 6KB | 49KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | — | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tui-widgets leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tui-widgets is depended on by 133 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •modalkit-ratatui, tui-widgets are pre-1.0 — API may change.