Decision Workspace
xre-tui vs anathema vs textual
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
xre-tui
experimentalv0.2.0
TUI layer for xRenderEngine: panels, grids, layout, widgets, focus, and the Viewport3D widget.
45
anathema
growingv0.2.11
Create beautiful, easily customisable terminal applications
47
textual
experimentalv1.0.0-dev
A reactive TUI framework inspired by the Python Textual library
Core Metrics
| xre-tui | anathema | textual | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 45 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 99 | 11.1K | 20 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 22d ago | 305d ago | 36d ago |
| Age | 27d | 3y 11m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
xre-tui
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
anathema
Maintenance
8
Quality
8
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
textual
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| xre-tui | anathema | textual | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.2.11 | 1.0.0-dev |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 10 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 47KB | 10.0MB | 856KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.94 | 1.88 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •xre-tui leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •anathema has the most downloads (11.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •xre-tui, anathema are pre-1.0 — API may change.