Decision Workspace
terminal-dictionary vs dictx vs thes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
terminal-dictionary
growingv0.1.3
Simple Dictionary on the terminal
41
dictx
experimentalv0.1.2
A fast, colorful terminal dictionary with offline indexes and optional AI explanations.
39
thes
growingv0.1.3
Offline CLI Thesaurus Tool
Core Metrics
| terminal-dictionary | dictx | thes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 41 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 4.4K | 41 | 5.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 726d ago | 70d ago | 1849d ago |
| Age | 2y | 2m | 5y 5m |
Health Breakdown
terminal-dictionary
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
dictx
Maintenance
10
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
thes
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| terminal-dictionary | dictx | thes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.1.2 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 23 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 44KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.82 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dictx leads with a health score of 41/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •thes has the most downloads (5.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ terminal-dictionary, thes have not been updated in over a year.