Decision Workspace
tinycrossterm vs idiom_tui vs minui
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
tinycrossterm
experimentalv0.1.0
Minimal, feature-gated, WASM-compatible subset of crossterm
58
idiom_tui
growingv1.0.1
Bundel of tui widgest and layout componenets (split from idiom editor)
53
minui
experimentalv0.6.5
A minimalist framework for building terminal UIs in Rust.
Core Metrics
| tinycrossterm | idiom_tui | minui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 58 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 69 | 6.0K | 3.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 69 | 84 | 145 |
| Dependents | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| Releases | 1 | 21 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 27d ago | 40d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 27d | 9m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
tinycrossterm
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
idiom_tui
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
minui
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| tinycrossterm | idiom_tui | minui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.0.1 | 0.6.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 35KB | 165KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.76 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •idiom_tui leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tinycrossterm, minui are pre-1.0 — API may change.