Decision Workspace
sl-rust vs aisling vs rattles
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
sl-rust
experimentalv1.0.16
SL - An ASCII art train animation
58
aisling
experimentalv0.3.17
Embeddable terminal text effects and loaders for Rust TUI applications.
57
rattles
experimentalv0.3.1
Minimal terminal spinners for Rust
Core Metrics
| sl-rust | aisling | rattles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 58 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 374 | 669 | 19.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 3.5K |
| Dependents | 24 | 141 | 4 |
| Releases | 16 | 6 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 21d ago | 26d ago | 90d ago |
| Age | 2m | 29d | 3m |
Health Breakdown
sl-rust
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
aisling
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
rattles
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| sl-rust | aisling | rattles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.16 | 0.3.17 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 51KB | 64KB | 804KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •aisling leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rattles has the most downloads (19.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •aisling is depended on by 141 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •aisling, rattles are pre-1.0 — API may change.