Decision Workspace
tattoo vs appcui vs kite-monitor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
tattoo
experimentalv0.3.0
Low-level Rust TUI/CUI library
56
appcui
experimentalv0.4.11
A feature-rich and cross-platform TUI/CUI framework for Rust, enabling modern terminal-based applications on Windows, Linux, and macOS. Includes built-in UI components like buttons, menus, list views, tree views, checkboxes, and more. Perfect for building fast and interactive CLI tools and text-based interfaces.
46
kite-monitor
experimentalv1.1.1
A modern cross-platform TUI system resource monitor
Core Metrics
| tattoo | appcui | kite-monitor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 56 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 42 | 11.1K | 17 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 32 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 52d ago | 19d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 1m | 11m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
tattoo
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
appcui
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
kite-monitor
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tattoo | appcui | kite-monitor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.4.11 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 18 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 687KB | 205KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •appcui leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tattoo, appcui are pre-1.0 — API may change.