Decision Workspace
notcurses vs libnotcurses-sys vs tui-widgets
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
notcurses
growingv3.6.0
A high level Rust wrapper for the notcurses C library
61
libnotcurses-sys
growingv3.11.0
Low-level Rust bindings for the notcurses C library.
69
tui-widgets
growingv0.7.0
A collection of useful widgets for building terminal user interfaces using Ratatui
Core Metrics
| notcurses | libnotcurses-sys | tui-widgets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 61 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 61.3K | 167.2K | 45.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 169 | 344 | 6.1K |
| Dependents | 17 | 41 | 133 |
| Releases | 48 | 129 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 540d ago | 540d ago | 82d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 6y 2m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
notcurses
Maintenance
8
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
libnotcurses-sys
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
tui-widgets
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| notcurses | libnotcurses-sys | tui-widgets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.6.0 | 3.11.0 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 50KB | 210KB | 49KB |
| Features | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 6.3% | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.65.0 | 1.65.0 | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 | 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.
- •libnotcurses-sys has the most downloads (167.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tui-widgets is depended on by 133 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ notcurses, libnotcurses-sys have not been updated in over a year.
- •tui-widgets is pre-1.0 — API may change.