Decision Workspace
termios vs k_board vs tui-term
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
termios
growingv0.3.3
Safe bindings for the termios library.
50
k_board
growingv1.3.1
A keyboard event handler that allows dynamic development
67
tui-term
growingv0.3.2
A pseudoterminal widget for ratatui
Core Metrics
| termios | k_board | tui-term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 50 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 29.1M | 29.6K | 728.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.6M | 278 | 86.9K |
| Dependents | 2.4K | 1 | 246 |
| Releases | 13 | 20 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 1992d ago | 394d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 11y 1m | 2y 5m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
termios
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
k_board
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
tui-term
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| termios | k_board | tui-term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.3 | 1.3.1 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 22KB | 65KB |
| Features | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tui-term leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •termios has the most downloads (29.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •termios is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ termios, k_board have not been updated in over a year.
- •termios, tui-term are pre-1.0 — API may change.