Decision Workspace
ncursesw vs libnotcurses-sys vs cursive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
ncursesw
growingv0.6.4
A fat wrapper around the NCurses TUI library
60
libnotcurses-sys
growingv3.11.0
Low-level Rust bindings for the notcurses C library.
58
cursive
growingv0.21.1
A TUI (Text User Interface) library focused on ease-of-use.
Core Metrics
| ncursesw | libnotcurses-sys | cursive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 60 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 29.1K | 167.6K | 1.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 77.2K |
| Dependents | 15 | 41 | 1.5K |
| Releases | 19 | 129 | 65 |
| Last Updated | 1554d ago | 599d ago | 660d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 6y 4m | 9y 11m |
Health Breakdown
ncursesw
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
libnotcurses-sys
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
cursive
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ncursesw | libnotcurses-sys | cursive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.4 | 3.11.0 | 0.21.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 157KB | 210KB | 43KB |
| Features | 3 | 9 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libnotcurses-sys leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cursive has the most downloads (1.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cursive is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ncursesw, libnotcurses-sys, cursive have not been updated in over a year.
- •ncursesw, cursive are pre-1.0 — API may change.