Decision Workspace
termal-msa vs mdless vs barkdocs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
termal-msa
stablev1.4.0
A viewer of multiple sequence alignments, with a text user interface
51
mdless
experimentalv0.2.6
A terminal-based markdown file viewer
50
barkdocs
experimentalv1.1.5
A keyboard-driven TUI markdown viewer, companion to barklog
Core Metrics
| termal-msa | mdless | barkdocs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 51 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 3.0K | 574 | 140 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 26d ago | 18d ago | 172d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 8m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
termal-msa
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
mdless
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
barkdocs
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| termal-msa | mdless | barkdocs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.0 | 0.2.6 | 1.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 11 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 198KB | 312KB | 124KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 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 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mdless is pre-1.0 — API may change.