Decision Workspace
vim-navigator vs hjkl vs hjkl-ratatui
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
vim-navigator
experimentalv20260408.0.0
Vim-style modal editing and navigation patterns for Ratatui TUIs
46
hjkl
experimentalv0.28.0
Vim-modal terminal editor: standalone TUI built on the hjkl engine.
59
hjkl-ratatui
experimentalv0.25.0
Deprecated shim for hjkl-editor-tui. Use hjkl-editor-tui instead.
Core Metrics
| vim-navigator | hjkl | hjkl-ratatui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 46 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 235 | 789 | 1.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.6K |
| Dependents | 5 | 0 | 68 |
| Releases | 2 | 60 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 47d ago | today | 8d ago |
| Age | 3m | 28d | 1m |
Health Breakdown
vim-navigator
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
hjkl
Maintenance
16
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
hjkl-ratatui
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| vim-navigator | hjkl | hjkl-ratatui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 20260408.0.0 | 0.28.0 | 0.25.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 71 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 347KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.95 | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hjkl-ratatui leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hjkl, hjkl-ratatui are pre-1.0 — API may change.