Decision Workspace
vim-line vs vimltui vs hjkl-ratatui
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
vim-line
growingv7.7.1
A line-oriented vim motions library for TUI applications
61
vimltui
experimentalv0.2.11
A self-contained, embeddable Vim editor for Ratatui TUI applications
57
hjkl-ratatui
experimentalv0.25.0
Deprecated shim for hjkl-editor-tui. Use hjkl-editor-tui instead.
Core Metrics
| vim-line | vimltui | hjkl-ratatui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 61 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 512 | 2.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 201 | 21 | 68 |
| Releases | 101 | 13 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 95d ago | 56d ago |
| Age | 6m | 3m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
vim-line
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
vimltui
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
hjkl-ratatui
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| vim-line | vimltui | hjkl-ratatui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 7.7.1 | 0.2.11 | 0.25.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 60KB | 20KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vim-line leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vim-line is depended on by 201 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •vimltui, hjkl-ratatui are pre-1.0 — API may change.