# ratatui/mousefood

embedded-graphics backend for Ratatui

Repository: https://github.com/ratatui/mousefood
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mousefood
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: embedded-graphics, ratatui, rust, tui
Last push: 2026-08-24T20:40:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 89, longevity 38
- inputs: {"age_days": 533, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 72, "gap_med": 16, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1316, forks 40 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:20.794526+00:00)

## What it is
Mousefood is a no-std embedded-graphics backend for Ratatui, the Rust terminal UI library. It lets Ratatui widgets render onto embedded displays such as ILI9341, ST7735, and SSD1306 drivers.

## Use cases
- render ratatui TUIs on embedded displays
- build terminal-style UIs on microcontrollers
- draw ratatui widgets with embedded-graphics
- run TUI interfaces on no_std embedded hardware
- prototype embedded display UIs with MockDisplay
- use unicode fonts for box-drawing glyphs on small screens

## When to choose
- you want to use Ratatui widgets on embedded displays via embedded-graphics
- you need a no-std TUI backend for microcontrollers
- you want to prototype embedded UIs with Ratatui's widget ecosystem

## When to avoid
- you need a standard terminal backend for desktop TUI apps (use Ratatui's built-in crossterm backend)
- you need GPU-accelerated or windowed rendering
- you need very small binaries and can't afford large unicode fonts

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, ui-components, embedded
- domain: embedded-systems, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: rust, embedded, cross-platform
- tags: ratatui, embedded-graphics, tui, no-std, display-driver, rust

## Member repositories
- ratatui/mousefood (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:20.794526+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:48:30.727531+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ratatui/mousefood (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:20.794526+00:00, sha bf85b47ea41e)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/mousefood (fetched 2026-08-29T12:06:57.999156+00:00, sha 9f13662acd8b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.