Decision Workspace
cat-ascii-faces vs termicat vs deunicode
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
cat-ascii-faces
growingv1.0.0
A library to generate random ASCII cat faces + binary to print them out
53
termicat
experimentalv0.2.1
A fun ASCII cat art display that shows random cats every 15-35 seconds
61
deunicode
growingv1.6.2
Convert Unicode strings to pure ASCII by intelligently transliterating them. Suppors Emoji and Chinese.
Core Metrics
| cat-ascii-faces | termicat | deunicode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 53 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 7.9K | 1.1K | 41.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 12 | 3.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1.4K |
| Releases | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 123d ago | 34d ago | 335d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 7m | 7y 10m |
Health Breakdown
cat-ascii-faces
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
termicat
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
deunicode
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cat-ascii-faces | termicat | deunicode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.2.1 | 1.6.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-only | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 21KB | 173KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 34.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.66 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •deunicode leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •deunicode is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •termicat is pre-1.0 — API may change.