Decision Workspace
terminal_gameboy vs par-term-emu-core-rust vs tapciify
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
terminal_gameboy
experimentalv0.1.0
A terminal-based Game Boy emulator with ASCII and block rendering modes
59
par-term-emu-core-rust
experimentalv0.41.0
Comprehensive terminal emulator library in Rust with Python bindings - VT100/VT220/VT320/VT420/VT520 support, PTY, Sixel/iTerm2/Kitty graphics
55
tapciify
growingv3.3.1
CLI tool that can let you view images in terminal as ASCII art
Core Metrics
| terminal_gameboy | par-term-emu-core-rust | tapciify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 59 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 29 | 1.6K | 26.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 459 | 43 |
| Dependents | 0 | 69 | 1 |
| Releases | 1 | 50 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 82d ago | 16d ago | 698d ago |
| Age | 2m | 4m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
terminal_gameboy
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
par-term-emu-core-rust
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
tapciify
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| terminal_gameboy | par-term-emu-core-rust | tapciify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.41.0 | 3.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 48 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 338KB | 1.7MB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •par-term-emu-core-rust leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tapciify has the most downloads (26.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ tapciify has not been updated in over a year.
- •terminal_gameboy, par-term-emu-core-rust are pre-1.0 — API may change.