Decision Workspace
termal-msa vs barkdocs vs md-tui
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
termal-msa
growingv1.3.0
A viewer of multiple sequence alignments, with a text user interface
52
barkdocs
experimentalv1.1.5
A keyboard-driven TUI markdown viewer, companion to barklog
50
md-tui
growingv0.9.5
A terminal markdown viewer
Core Metrics
| termal-msa | barkdocs | md-tui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 52 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 3.0K | 138 | 45.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 6 | 268 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 4 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 73d ago | 113d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 11m | 3m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
termal-msa
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
barkdocs
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
md-tui
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| termal-msa | barkdocs | md-tui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.0 | 1.1.5 | 0.9.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| Crate Size | 195KB | 124KB | 88KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.79 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •termal-msa leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •md-tui has the most downloads (45.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •md-tui is pre-1.0 — API may change.