Decision Workspace
tailspin vs tess-cli vs linemux
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
tailspin
stablev6.1.0
A log file highlighter
47
tess-cli
experimentalv0.30.0
A less-style terminal pager for files, pipes, and live logs — with structured-log filtering, pretty-printing (JSON/YAML/TOML/XML/HTML/CSV), ANSI passthrough, multi-file navigation, and ctags jumping. Rust, macOS + Linux.
55
linemux
growingv0.3.0
A library providing asynchronous, multiplexed tailing for (namely log) files.
Core Metrics
| tailspin | tess-cli | linemux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 47 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 49.4K | 163 | 669.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 36.3K |
| Dependents | 4 | 0 | 148 |
| Releases | 33 | 12 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 1d ago | 1255d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 17d | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
tailspin
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
tess-cli
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
linemux
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tailspin | tess-cli | linemux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 6.1.0 | 0.30.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 17 | 20 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 3.6MB | 220KB | 23KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.93 | 1.85 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tailspin leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •linemux has the most downloads (669.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •linemux is depended on by 148 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ linemux has not been updated in over a year.
- •tess-cli, linemux are pre-1.0 — API may change.