Decision Workspace
text_box vs boxy-cli vs boxen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
text_box
growingv0.2.4
Create useful messages in console with text boxes using 'termion'.
56
boxy-cli
stablev2.2.2
Styled terminal boxes with multi-segment layouts, columnar grids, true-color borders, Unicode box-drawing, and word wrapping.
56
boxen
experimentalv0.4.0
A Rust library for creating styled terminal boxes around text with performance optimizations
Core Metrics
| text_box | boxy-cli | boxen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 56 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 15.5K | 3.8K | 12.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Releases | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 2368d ago | 12d ago | 90d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 1y 3m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
text_box
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
boxy-cli
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
boxen
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| text_box | boxy-cli | boxen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.4 | 2.2.2 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 31KB | 149KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •boxy-cli leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •text_box has the most downloads (15.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ text_box has not been updated in over a year.
- •text_box, boxen are pre-1.0 — API may change.