Decision Workspace
rline vs lineread vs linefeed
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
rline
growingv0.3.4
Input line retrieval using libreadline's "Alternate Interface".
53
lineread
experimentalv0.7.4
Interactive terminal input reader
49
linefeed
growingv0.6.0
Interactive terminal input reader
Core Metrics
| rline | lineread | linefeed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 53 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 28.3K | 3.6K | 568.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.6K | 128 | 10.6K |
| Dependents | 21 | 7 | 535 |
| Releases | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 288d ago | 1d ago | 2527d ago |
| Age | 7y 5m | 11m | 9y 7m |
Health Breakdown
rline
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
lineread
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
linefeed
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rline | lineread | linefeed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.4 | 0.7.4 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 73KB | 64KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lineread leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •linefeed has the most downloads (568.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •linefeed is depended on by 535 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ linefeed has not been updated in over a year.