Decision Workspace
rustyline-derive vs rustyline vs editline
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
rustyline-derive
growingv0.11.1
Rustyline macros implementation of #[derive(Completer, Helper, Hinter, Highlighter)]
64
rustyline
growingv17.0.2
Rustyline, a readline implementation based on Antirez's Linenoise
55
editline
experimentalv0.0.24
A platform-agnostic line editor with history and full editing capabilities
Core Metrics
| rustyline-derive | rustyline | editline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 64 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 7.0M | 29.8M | 4.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 513.0K | 2.6M | 58 |
| Dependents | 1.3K | 9.5K | 12 |
| Releases | 13 | 46 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 305d ago | 174d ago | 152d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 10y 6m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
rustyline-derive
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
rustyline
Maintenance
10
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
editline
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rustyline-derive | rustyline | editline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.1 | 17.0.2 | 0.0.24 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Unlicense |
| Dependencies | 3 | 26 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 122KB | 46KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustyline leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustyline is depended on by 9.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rustyline-derive, editline are pre-1.0 — API may change.