Decision Workspace
par-term vs tui-shader vs rstui
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
par-term
experimentalv0.36.0
Cross-platform GPU-accelerated terminal emulator with inline graphics support (Sixel, iTerm2, Kitty)
52
tui-shader
growingv0.0.10
A ratatui widget that renders a fragment shader in the terminal
50
rstui
experimentalv0.2.2
A reliable raster application runtime for modern terminals
Core Metrics
| par-term | tui-shader | rstui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 52 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 620 | 5.9K | 80 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 40 | 10 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 94d ago | today |
| Age | 5m | 1y 4m | 1d |
Health Breakdown
par-term
Maintenance
19
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
tui-shader
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
rstui
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| par-term | tui-shader | rstui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.36.0 | 0.0.10 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 78 | 9 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 3.5MB | 38KB | 27KB |
| Features | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.95 | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •par-term leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tui-shader has the most downloads (5.9K), suggesting wider adoption.