Decision Workspace
ropey vs hjkl-buffer vs crop
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
ropey
growingv1.6.1
A fast and robust text rope for Rust
59
hjkl-buffer
experimentalv0.28.0
Rope-backed text buffer with cursor and edits. Pre-1.0 churn.
53
crop
growingv0.4.3
A pretty fast text rope
Core Metrics
| ropey | hjkl-buffer | crop | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 59 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 6.9M | 7.1K | 191.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 987.1K | 6.7K | 16.1K |
| Dependents | 3.2K | 308 | 34 |
| Releases | 44 | 43 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 296d ago | today | 395d ago |
| Age | 11y 3m | 1m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
ropey
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
hjkl-buffer
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
crop
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ropey | hjkl-buffer | crop | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.1 | 0.28.0 | 0.4.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 119KB | 42KB | 82KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 6.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.95 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ropey leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ropey is depended on by 3.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ crop has not been updated in over a year.
- •hjkl-buffer, crop are pre-1.0 — API may change.