Decision Workspace
tui-big-text vs tui-widgets vs tui-scrollbar
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
tui-big-text
growingv0.8.4
A Ratatui widget for displaying big text in the terminal
71
tui-widgets
growingv0.7.2
A collection of useful widgets for building terminal user interfaces using Ratatui
67
tui-scrollbar
experimentalv0.2.4
A Ratatui scrollbar widget with fractional thumb rendering
Core Metrics
| tui-big-text | tui-widgets | tui-scrollbar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 71 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 383.7K | 56.7K | 913.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 25.5K | 5.3K | 80.4K |
| Dependents | 457 | 142 | 10 |
| Releases | 41 | 25 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 51d ago | 51d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 1y 10m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
tui-big-text
Maintenance
16
Quality
10
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
tui-widgets
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
tui-scrollbar
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tui-big-text | tui-widgets | tui-scrollbar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.4 | 0.7.2 | 0.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 11 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 60KB | 47KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 7.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | 1.88.0 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tui-widgets leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tui-scrollbar has the most downloads (913.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tui-big-text is depended on by 457 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.