Decision Workspace
tui-image-viewer vs timg vs termal-msa
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
tui-image-viewer
growingv0.1.0
Simple text-based user interface image viewer
39
timg
growingv2.1.0
Interactive Image Viewer on Terminal (xterm)
53
termal-msa
growingv1.3.0
A viewer of multiple sequence alignments, with a text user interface
Core Metrics
| tui-image-viewer | timg | termal-msa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 39 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 8.8K | 3.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 17 | 11 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 2027d ago | 1060d ago | 73d ago |
| Age | 5y 6m | 3y 1m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
tui-image-viewer
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
timg
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
termal-msa
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tui-image-viewer | timg | termal-msa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.1.0 | 1.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Unlicense | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 8.5MB | 195KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.79 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •termal-msa leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •timg has the most downloads (8.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ tui-image-viewer, timg have not been updated in over a year.
- •tui-image-viewer is pre-1.0 — API may change.