Decision Workspace
terminal-io vs kutil vs multiio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
terminal-io
growingv0.19.4
Utilities for reading and writing on terminals
60
kutil
experimentalv0.0.6
Kutil utilities collection
49
multiio
experimentalv0.2.3
A unified I/O orchestration library for CLI/server applications
Core Metrics
| terminal-io | kutil | multiio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 60 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 38.3K | 2.3K | 79 |
| 30d Downloads | 113 | 538 | 5 |
| Dependents | 142 | 46 | 0 |
| Releases | 29 | 5 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 386d ago | 16d ago | 101d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 5m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
terminal-io
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
kutil
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
multiio
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| terminal-io | kutil | multiio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.19.4 | 0.0.6 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 49 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 83KB | 73KB |
| Features | 0 | 21 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.94 | 1.86 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kutil leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •terminal-io has the most downloads (38.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •terminal-io is depended on by 142 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ terminal-io has not been updated in over a year.