Decision Workspace
tui-textarea vs tui-textarea-2 vs ratatui-textarea
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
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.
66
tui-textarea-2
experimentalv0.11.0
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.
61
ratatui-textarea
growingv0.9.1
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 | 57 | 66 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7M | 39.9K | 116.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 219.5K | 16.7K | 51.4K |
| Dependents | 2.3K | 143 | 287 |
| Releases | 22 | 9 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 580d ago | 23d ago | 39d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 3m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
tui-textarea
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
tui-textarea-2
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
ratatui-textarea
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tui-textarea | tui-textarea-2 | ratatui-textarea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.11.0 | 0.9.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 14 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 68KB | 84KB | 77KB |
| Features | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.56.1 | 1.85.0 | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tui-textarea-2 leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tui-textarea has the most downloads (1.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tui-textarea is depended on by 2.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tui-textarea has not been updated in over a year.