Decision Workspace
tuifw vs ratatui-crossterm vs kasuari
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
tuifw
growingv0.26.0
Text User Interface Framework.
72
ratatui-crossterm
growingv0.1.0
Crossterm backend for the Ratatui Terminal UI library.
72
kasuari
growingv0.4.12
A rust layout solver for GUIs, based on the Cassowary algorithm. A fork of the unmaintained cassowary-rs crate with improvments and bug fixes. Kasuari is the indonesian name for the cassowary bird.
Core Metrics
| tuifw | ratatui-crossterm | kasuari | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 72 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 21.7K | 2.0M | 2.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 25 | 951.8K | 1.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 79 | 16 |
| Releases | 20 | 10 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 552d ago | 91d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 5y 6m | 1y 6m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
tuifw
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
ratatui-crossterm
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
kasuari
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tuifw | ratatui-crossterm | kasuari | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.26.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.4.12 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 17KB | 33KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ratatui-crossterm leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kasuari has the most downloads (2.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ tuifw has not been updated in over a year.