Decision Workspace
add-gitignore vs git-ignore-tool vs git-quick-add
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
add-gitignore
growingv0.2.0
Interactive CLI application which generates `.gitignore` files for your projects.
49
git-ignore-tool
experimentalv1.0.1
A command-line tool to add patterns to git ignore files
47
git-quick-add
experimentalv0.3.0
Quickly add your files with the command `qa` using the interactive terminal.
Core Metrics
| add-gitignore | git-ignore-tool | git-quick-add | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 553 | 981 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 5 | 41 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 2405d ago | 179d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 5m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
add-gitignore
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
git-ignore-tool
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
git-quick-add
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| add-gitignore | git-ignore-tool | git-quick-add | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.0.1 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 22KB | 481KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •git-ignore-tool leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •add-gitignore has the most downloads (2.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ add-gitignore has not been updated in over a year.
- •add-gitignore, git-quick-add are pre-1.0 — API may change.