Decision Workspace
phetch vs tui-widgets vs tui-big-text
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
phetch
growingv1.2.0
quick lil gopher client
69
tui-widgets
growingv0.7.0
A collection of useful widgets for building terminal user interfaces using Ratatui
66
tui-big-text
growingv0.8.2
A Ratatui widget for displaying big text in the terminal
Core Metrics
| phetch | tui-widgets | tui-big-text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 69 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 41.5K | 45.4K | 327.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 90 | 6.0K | 35.4K |
| Dependents | 8 | 133 | 375 |
| Releases | 29 | 23 | 39 |
| Last Updated | 1209d ago | 82d ago | 49d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 1y 8m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
phetch
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
tui-widgets
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
tui-big-text
Maintenance
16
Quality
10
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| phetch | tui-widgets | tui-big-text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 0.7.0 | 0.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 11 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 75KB | 49KB | 39KB |
| Features | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.7% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87.0 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 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.
- •tui-big-text has the most downloads (327.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tui-big-text is depended on by 375 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ phetch has not been updated in over a year.
- •tui-widgets, tui-big-text are pre-1.0 — API may change.