Decision Workspace
papier vs vim-line vs hjkl-ratatui
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
papier
growingv0.2.39
Catastrophic editor
62
vim-line
experimentalv7.4.5
A line-oriented vim motions library for TUI applications
59
hjkl-ratatui
experimentalv0.25.0
Deprecated shim for hjkl-editor-tui. Use hjkl-editor-tui instead.
Core Metrics
| papier | vim-line | hjkl-ratatui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 62 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 17.2K | 2.4K | 1.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 177 | 68 |
| Releases | 14 | 95 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 746d ago | today | 8d ago |
| Age | 2y 2m | 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
papier
Maintenance
7
Quality
11
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
vim-line
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
hjkl-ratatui
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| papier | vim-line | hjkl-ratatui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.39 | 7.4.5 | 0.25.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 14KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vim-line leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •papier has the most downloads (17.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •vim-line is depended on by 177 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ papier has not been updated in over a year.
- •papier, hjkl-ratatui are pre-1.0 — API may change.