Decision Workspace
cascii-core-view vs gif-dispose vs inkling-loader
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
cascii-core-view
experimentalv0.7.2
Core frame display and animation library for ASCII art viewers
59
gif-dispose
growingv6.0.0
Implements GIF disposal method for the gif crate. The gif crate only exposes raw frame data that is not sufficient to render GIFs properly. GIF requires special composing of frames which, as this crate shows, is non-trivial.
56
inkling-loader
experimentalv0.1.5
Reveal arbitrary ASCII art as a progress indicator by choosing the order its glyphs appear.
Core Metrics
| cascii-core-view | gif-dispose | inkling-loader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 59 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 336 | 4.0M | 156 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 12.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 216 | 6 |
| Releases | 9 | 24 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 159d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 4m | 9y 5m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
cascii-core-view
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
gif-dispose
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
inkling-loader
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cascii-core-view | gif-dispose | inkling-loader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.2 | 6.0.0 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 41KB | 6KB | 32KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.90 | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gif-dispose leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gif-dispose is depended on by 216 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cascii-core-view, inkling-loader are pre-1.0 — API may change.