Decision Workspace
charcoal-dict vs char-coal vs code-search-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
charcoal-dict
growingv0.3.2
A command line dictionary
36
char-coal
growingv0.2.4
A command line dictionary
44
code-search-cli
experimentalv0.3.3
Intelligent code search tool for tracing text (UI text, function names, variables) to implementation code
Core Metrics
| charcoal-dict | char-coal | code-search-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 36 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 5.4K | 7.8K | 449 |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 8 | 17 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 31d ago | 1187d ago | 104d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 3y 9m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
charcoal-dict
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
char-coal
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
code-search-cli
Maintenance
17
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| charcoal-dict | char-coal | code-search-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 0.2.4 | 0.3.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 24 | 19 | 30 |
| Crate Size | 267KB | 29KB | 542KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •charcoal-dict leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •char-coal has the most downloads (7.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ char-coal has not been updated in over a year.