Decision Workspace
term_lattice vs textcanvas vs timg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
term_lattice
growingv0.4.2
Used to use ANSI output dot matrix drawing boards on terminals that support VT100. Due to the use of incremental output, it is very fast.
52
textcanvas
growingv3.8.0
Draw to the terminal like an HTML Canvas.
39
timg
growingv2.1.0
Interactive Image Viewer on Terminal (xterm)
Core Metrics
| term_lattice | textcanvas | timg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 52 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 10.4K | 16.2K | 8.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 33 | 220 | 17 |
| Dependents | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 17 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 1074d ago | 335d ago | 1060d ago |
| Age | 2y 12m | 1y 10m | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
term_lattice
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
textcanvas
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
timg
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| term_lattice | textcanvas | timg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 3.8.0 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 347KB | 272KB | 8.5MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 12.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •textcanvas leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ term_lattice, timg have not been updated in over a year.
- •term_lattice is pre-1.0 — API may change.