Decision Workspace
tui-textarea vs tui-textarea-2 vs ratatui-textarea
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
tui-textarea
growingv0.7.0
tui-textarea is a simple yet powerful text editor widget for ratatui and tui-rs. Multi-line text editor can be easily put as part of your TUI application.
68
tui-textarea-2
experimentalv0.12.1
tui-textarea is a simple yet powerful text editor widget for ratatui. Multi-line text editor can be easily put as part of your TUI application.
63
ratatui-textarea
growingv0.9.2
ratatui-textarea is a simple yet powerful text editor widget for ratatui. Multi-line text editor can be easily put as part of your TUI application.
Core Metrics
| tui-textarea | tui-textarea-2 | ratatui-textarea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 68 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1M | 67.6K | 255.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 144.8K | 10.6K | 70.3K |
| Dependents | 2.7K | 182 | 557 |
| Releases | 22 | 11 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 629d ago | 3d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 4y | 4m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
tui-textarea
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
tui-textarea-2
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
ratatui-textarea
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tui-textarea | tui-textarea-2 | ratatui-textarea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.12.1 | 0.9.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 14 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 68KB | 90KB | 77KB |
| Features | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.56.1 | 1.88.0 | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tui-textarea-2 leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tui-textarea has the most downloads (2.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tui-textarea is depended on by 2.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tui-textarea has not been updated in over a year.