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mdcat
v2.7.1 Growingcat for markdown: Show markdown documents in terminals
MPL-2.0 AND Apache-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.83
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- ✓Stable API (2.x for 8+ years)
- ✓Permissive license (MPL-2.0 AND Apache-2.0)
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Downloads
185.1K
Dependents
32
Releases
75
Size
291KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
1.7K downloads in the last 30 days (56/day), up 34% from the previous period.
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Stable for 8+ years
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 8 years with 75 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
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Used by top crates
Notable dependents include libimagentryview, termbook, rumatui, ur-commit-mentor, blub. When high-quality crates choose mdcat, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 8/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 16/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 10/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 6/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 15/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
46/day avg+36%
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on mdcat
Version Adoption
v0.13.0
30%
v2.7.1
29%
v0.27.1
15%
v1.0.0
14%
v0.26.1
12%
Release Timeline
75 releases1 yankedsince 2018
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Maintainers
Dependencies
14
direct dependencies
Dependents
32
crates depend on mdcat