Decision Workspace
asciiframe vs ascii-webcam vs mediatoascii
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
asciiframe
growingv2.0.0
Convert any video to a stream of ASCII frames
45
ascii-webcam
growingv0.1.3
A webcam that visualizes its output as ASCII art directly in the terminal
41
mediatoascii
growingv0.8.0
Utilities for converting media files (images/videos) to ascii outputs (output media file or print to console). Supports most standard image formats, and video formats.
Core Metrics
| asciiframe | ascii-webcam | mediatoascii | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 45 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 6.4K | 3.4K | 8.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 820d ago | 123d ago | 353d ago |
| Age | 4y 2m | 1y 6m | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
asciiframe
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
ascii-webcam
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
mediatoascii
Maintenance
6
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| asciiframe | ascii-webcam | mediatoascii | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.1.3 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 21KB | 2.0MB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ascii-webcam leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mediatoascii has the most downloads (8.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ asciiframe has not been updated in over a year.
- •ascii-webcam, mediatoascii are pre-1.0 — API may change.