Decision Workspace
twitch-tui vs kappa-chat vs terminal-twitch-chat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
twitch-tui
growingv2.6.19
Twitch chat in the terminal.
39
kappa-chat
experimentalv0.1.0
A read-only, anonymous Twitch chat viewer for the terminal (TUI).
37
terminal-twitch-chat
growingv1.2.2
Twitch chat in the terminal.
Core Metrics
| twitch-tui | kappa-chat | terminal-twitch-chat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 39 | 37 |
| Total Downloads | 61.7K | 19 | 12.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 53 | 1 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 311d ago | 44d ago | 1722d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 1m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
twitch-tui
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
kappa-chat
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
terminal-twitch-chat
Maintenance
5
Quality
11
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| twitch-tui | kappa-chat | terminal-twitch-chat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.6.19 | 0.1.0 | 1.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 232KB | 34KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •twitch-tui leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ terminal-twitch-chat has not been updated in over a year.
- •kappa-chat is pre-1.0 — API may change.