Decision Workspace
brailledump-cli vs hexler vs pretty-hex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
brailledump-cli
experimentalv0.1.0
Dump binary data in braille format
40
hexler
experimentalv1.0.0
A colorful hex printer with opinionated defaults
68
pretty-hex
growingv0.4.2
Pretty hex dump of bytes slice in the common style.
Core Metrics
| brailledump-cli | hexler | pretty-hex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 40 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 584 | 224 | 18.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 3 | 1.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1.7K |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 313d ago | 161d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 10m | 5m | 8y |
Health Breakdown
brailledump-cli
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
8
hexler
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
pretty-hex
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| brailledump-cli | hexler | pretty-hex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | WTFPL | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 581KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pretty-hex leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pretty-hex is depended on by 1.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •brailledump-cli, pretty-hex are pre-1.0 — API may change.