Decision Workspace
ansipix vs pixterm vs libasciic
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
ansipix
growingv2.0.0
Convert images to ANSI strings to print in a terminal
40
pixterm
growingv0.4.0
A CLI to show images in a terminal
55
libasciic
experimentalv1.1.1
A library for converting images to ASCII art with optional ANSI colorization
Core Metrics
| ansipix | pixterm | libasciic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 40 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 9.6K | 8.8K | 183 |
| 30d Downloads | 60 | 9 | 22 |
| Dependents | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 424d ago | 1373d ago | 118d ago |
| Age | 4y 3m | 4y 3m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
ansipix
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
pixterm
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
libasciic
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ansipix | pixterm | libasciic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.4.0 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 21KB | 15KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libasciic leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ansipix has the most downloads (9.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ ansipix, pixterm have not been updated in over a year.
- •pixterm is pre-1.0 — API may change.