Decision Workspace
xmenu vs dialoguer vs skim
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
xmenu
growingv0.1.0
Make interactive menu with xmenu. More updates coming soon.
66
dialoguer
growingv0.12.0
A command line prompting library.
65
skim
stablev4.0.0
Fuzzy Finder in rust!
Core Metrics
| xmenu | dialoguer | skim | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 66 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5K | 52.1M | 1.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 4.3M | 131.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 21.3K | 1.3K |
| Releases | 1 | 20 | 120 |
| Last Updated | 681d ago | 216d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 8y 10m | 9y 2m |
Health Breakdown
xmenu
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
dialoguer
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
skim
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| xmenu | dialoguer | skim | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.12.0 | 4.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 42 |
| Crate Size | 388KB | 31KB | 319KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.2% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.66 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dialoguer leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dialoguer is depended on by 21.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xmenu has not been updated in over a year.
- •xmenu, dialoguer are pre-1.0 — API may change.