Decision Workspace
rasteroid vs mkui vs ratatui-image
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
rasteroid
experimentalv0.1.8
turn images / videos into inline content for you terminal (iterm / kitty / sixel)
40
mkui
experimentalv0.1.0
A minimalist, typography-driven TUI library with Kitty graphics support
68
ratatui-image
stablev10.0.6
An image widget for ratatui, supporting sixels, kitty, iterm2, and unicode-halfblocks
Core Metrics
| rasteroid | mkui | ratatui-image | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 40 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 6.4K | 15 | 308.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 214 | 3 | 36.7K |
| Dependents | 24 | 0 | 972 |
| Releases | 9 | 1 | 63 |
| Last Updated | 246d ago | 43d ago | 20d ago |
| Age | 10m | 1m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
rasteroid
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
mkui
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
ratatui-image
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rasteroid | mkui | ratatui-image | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 | 0.1.0 | 10.0.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 5 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 34KB | 78KB | 6.0MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ratatui-image leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ratatui-image is depended on by 972 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rasteroid, mkui are pre-1.0 — API may change.