Decision Workspace
ratatui-image vs see-cli vs view-img
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
70
ratatui-image
stablev11.0.6
An image widget for ratatui, supporting sixels, kitty, iterm2, and unicode-halfblocks
53
see-cli
experimentalv1.1.0
A lightweight terminal image viewer using real terminal graphics protocols.
37
view-img
growingv1.0.0
Simple image viewing CLI
Core Metrics
| ratatui-image | see-cli | view-img | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 70 | 53 | 37 |
| Total Downloads | 556.5K | 39 | 561 |
| 30d Downloads | 60.1K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 2.1K | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 76 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 6d ago | 416d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 12d | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
ratatui-image
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
see-cli
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
view-img
Maintenance
2
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ratatui-image | see-cli | view-img | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 11.0.6 | 1.1.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 6 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 6.0MB | 23KB | 18KB |
| Features | 10 | 17 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.86.0 | 1.90.0 | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ratatui-image leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ratatui-image is depended on by 2.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ view-img has not been updated in over a year.