Ratatui by ratatui
A Rust crate for cooking up terminal user interfaces (TUIs) https://ratatui.rs
About Ratatui
From the project's README at github.com/ratatui/ratatui. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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[Ratatui][Ratatui Website] (ˌræ.təˈtu.i) is a Rust crate for cooking up terminal user interfaces (TUIs). It provides a simple and flexible way to create text-based user interfaces in the terminal, which can be used for command-line applications, dashboards, and other interactive console programs. Quickstart
Ratatui has [templates] available to help you get started quickly. You can use the [] command to create a new project with Ratatui:
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 20k | github.com/ratatui/ratatui |
| GitHub forks | 645 | github.com/ratatui/ratatui |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 9515k | ratatui |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 3.2 years | since Feb 2023 |
| Last commit | 2 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 124 | last: 4 months ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 2 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
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- PyRatatui – Python bindings for the Ratatui terminal UI library
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- RataTUI-Form: a Rust Crate for TUI Form Building
Ready to self-host Ratatui?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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