ncurses
v6.0.1 GrowingA very thin wrapper around the ncurses TUI library
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- ✓Stable API (6.x for 11+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 224 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (26KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
23.2K downloads in the last 30 days (774/day), up 13% from the previous period.
224 crates depend on ncurses. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 27 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 26KB, ncurses is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include cursive, pancurses, rtop-rs, todo_list, darkside. When high-quality crates choose ncurses, it's a strong quality signal.
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