Decision Workspace
bio-read vs brx vs bestls
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
bio-read
growingv0.2.1
Bionic reading in terminal.
29
brx
growingv0.1.2
📚 flow state bionic reading in the terminal
57
bestls
growingv1.5.0
A fast and colorful Rust-based ls replacement CLI tool with JSON output and sorting options.
Core Metrics
| bio-read | brx | bestls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 29 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 3.3K | 4.0K | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 434d ago | 1392d ago | 50d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 3y 9m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
bio-read
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
brx
Maintenance
4
Quality
8
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
bestls
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bio-read | brx | bestls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.1.2 | 1.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 7KB | 51KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bestls leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •brx has the most downloads (4.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠bio-read, brx have not been updated in over a year.
- •bio-read, brx are pre-1.0 — API may change.