Decision Workspace
velvetio vs standout-input vs multiline_input
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
velvetio
experimentalv0.1.0
Simple and elegant CLI input for Rust - no more stdin().read_line() pain
51
standout-input
experimentalv7.0.0
Declarative input collection for CLI applications
47
multiline_input
experimentalv0.2.0
Terminal multiline input with rich editing (ENTER to submit, CTRL+ENTER for newline)
Core Metrics
| velvetio | standout-input | multiline_input | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 51 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 472 | 120 | 381 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 11 | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 244d ago | 38d ago | 65d ago |
| Age | 8m | 1m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
velvetio
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
standout-input
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
multiline_input
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| velvetio | standout-input | multiline_input | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 7.0.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 41KB | 47KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •standout-input leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •velvetio has the most downloads (472), suggesting wider adoption.
- •velvetio, multiline_input are pre-1.0 — API may change.