Decision Workspace
view-img vs ratatui-image vs rasteroid
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
view-img
growingv1.0.0
Simple image viewing CLI
68
ratatui-image
stablev10.0.6
An image widget for ratatui, supporting sixels, kitty, iterm2, and unicode-halfblocks
53
rasteroid
experimentalv0.1.8
turn images / videos into inline content for you terminal (iterm / kitty / sixel)
Core Metrics
| view-img | ratatui-image | rasteroid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 68 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 553 | 308.0K | 6.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 35.8K | 202 |
| Dependents | 0 | 972 | 24 |
| Releases | 1 | 63 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 308d ago | 20d ago | 246d ago |
| Age | 10m | 2y 6m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
view-img
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
ratatui-image
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
rasteroid
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| view-img | ratatui-image | rasteroid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 10.0.6 | 0.1.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 16 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 6.0MB | 34KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ratatui-image leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ratatui-image is depended on by 972 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rasteroid is pre-1.0 — API may change.