Decision Workspace
ncurses vs cursive_core vs libnotcurses-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
ncurses
growingv6.0.1
A very thin wrapper around the ncurses TUI library
64
cursive_core
growingv0.4.7
Core components for the Cursive TUI
60
libnotcurses-sys
growingv3.11.0
Low-level Rust bindings for the notcurses C library.
Core Metrics
| ncurses | cursive_core | libnotcurses-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 64 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 954.2K | 1.3M | 168.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 13.6K | 67.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 224 | 184 | 41 |
| Releases | 27 | 24 | 129 |
| Last Updated | 731d ago | 31d ago | 648d ago |
| Age | 11y 4m | 6y 1m | 6y 6m |
Health Breakdown
ncurses
Maintenance
4
Quality
23
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
cursive_core
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
libnotcurses-sys
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ncurses | cursive_core | libnotcurses-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 6.0.1 | 0.4.7 | 3.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 20 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 217KB | 210KB |
| Features | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.65.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cursive_core leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ncurses is depended on by 224 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ncurses, libnotcurses-sys have not been updated in over a year.
- •cursive_core is pre-1.0 — API may change.