Decision Workspace
pulsebar vs nanospinner vs termpulse
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
pulsebar
experimentalv0.2.1
Elegant progress reporting for Rust CLIs
49
nanospinner
experimentalv0.3.2
A minimal, zero-dependency terminal spinner for Rust CLI applications
49
termpulse
experimentalv0.1.0
Native terminal progress indicators via OSC 9;4 — with smart detection, graceful fallback, throttling, and stall detection.
Core Metrics
| pulsebar | nanospinner | termpulse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 49 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 32 | 278 | 30 |
| 30d Downloads | 32 | 224 | 30 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 28d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 20d | 1m | 25d |
Health Breakdown
pulsebar
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
nanospinner
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
termpulse
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pulsebar | nanospinner | termpulse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.3.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 1.5MB | 30KB | 12KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nanospinner leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.