Decision Workspace
mq-view vs mdansi vs mdriver
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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
41
mdriver
experimentalv1.1.0
Streaming markdown printer for the terminal with syntax highlighting
Core Metrics
| mq-view | mdansi | mdriver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 46 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 134 | 19 | 328 |
| 30d Downloads | 26 | 19 | 142 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 27d ago | 25d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 3m | 25d | 2m |
Health Breakdown
mq-view
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
mdansi
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
mdriver
Maintenance
12
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mq-view | mdansi | mdriver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.11 | 0.1.0 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 31 | 12 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 114KB | 52KB | 6.4MB |
| Features | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 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.