Decision Workspace
cfonts vs enable-ansi-support vs termcolor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
cfonts
growingv1.3.0
Sexy ANSI fonts for the console
61
enable-ansi-support
growingv0.3.1
Enable ANSI escape code support on Windows 10
57
termcolor
growingv1.4.1
A simple cross platform library for writing colored text to a terminal.
Core Metrics
| cfonts | enable-ansi-support | termcolor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 61 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 48.3K | 5.8M | 417.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 507.3K | 22.9M |
| Dependents | 55 | 537 | 10.5K |
| Releases | 13 | 6 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 305d ago | 41d ago | 866d ago |
| Age | 4y | 4y 5m | 9y 6m |
Health Breakdown
cfonts
Maintenance
8
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
enable-ansi-support
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
termcolor
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cfonts | enable-ansi-support | termcolor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.0 | 0.3.1 | 1.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 61KB | 6KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •enable-ansi-support leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •termcolor has the most downloads (417.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •termcolor is depended on by 10.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ termcolor has not been updated in over a year.
- •enable-ansi-support is pre-1.0 — API may change.