Decision Workspace
rumpus vs ratatui-image vs libvips
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
rumpus
experimentalv0.5.4
A framework for navigation using skylight polarization.
70
ratatui-image
stablev11.0.2
An image widget for ratatui, supporting sixels, kitty, iterm2, and unicode-halfblocks
68
libvips
stablev2.1.0
Safe bindings for libvips
Core Metrics
| rumpus | ratatui-image | libvips | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 70 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 17 | 416.3K | 864.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 63.7K | 32.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.7K | 80 |
| Releases | 1 | 72 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 73d ago | 14d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 2m | 2y 8m | 6y 6m |
Health Breakdown
rumpus
Maintenance
9
Quality
10
Community
3
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
ratatui-image
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
libvips
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rumpus | ratatui-image | libvips | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.4 | 11.0.2 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 18 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 3.2MB | 6.0MB | 282KB |
| Features | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.4% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ratatui-image leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libvips has the most downloads (864.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ratatui-image is depended on by 1.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rumpus is pre-1.0 — API may change.