Decision Workspace
papier vs vim-line vs vimltui
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
papier
growingv0.2.39
Catastrophic editor
67
vim-line
growingv7.7.1
A line-oriented vim motions library for TUI applications
61
vimltui
experimentalv0.2.11
A self-contained, embeddable Vim editor for Ratatui TUI applications
Core Metrics
| papier | vim-line | vimltui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 67 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 17.2K | 3.1K | 512 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 201 | 21 |
| Releases | 14 | 101 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 795d ago | 10d ago | 95d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 6m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
papier
Maintenance
6
Quality
11
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
vim-line
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
vimltui
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| papier | vim-line | vimltui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.39 | 7.7.1 | 0.2.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 29 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 23KB | 60KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vim-line leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •papier has the most downloads (17.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •vim-line is depended on by 201 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ papier has not been updated in over a year.
- •papier, vimltui are pre-1.0 — API may change.