Decision Workspace
smol-cli vs ggemtext vs ncgopher
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
smol-cli
growingv0.1.0
A small CLI for posting to smol.pub that mimics the same interface as the smolpub.sh shell script.
53
ggemtext
growingv0.7.0
Glib-oriented Gemtext API
48
ncgopher
growingv0.8.0
An ncurses gopher and gemini client for the modern internet
Core Metrics
| smol-cli | ggemtext | ncgopher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 53 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 725 | 10.1K | 13.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 100 | 24 |
| Dependents | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 12 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 378d ago | 244d ago | 83d ago |
| Age | 1y | 1y 5m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
smol-cli
Maintenance
2
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
7
ggemtext
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ncgopher
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| smol-cli | ggemtext | ncgopher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.7.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 29 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 11KB | 67KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ggemtext leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ncgopher has the most downloads (13.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ smol-cli has not been updated in over a year.