Decision Workspace
cli-colors vs colored_text vs colorchoice
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
cli-colors
growingv1.0.0
A CLI tool for outputting text in ANSI format with features like colors, underlining, boldening, and italicizing
46
colored_text
growingv0.3.0
A simple library for adding colors and styles to terminal text
76
colorchoice
stablev1.0.5
Global override of color control
Core Metrics
| cli-colors | colored_text | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 46 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 2.6K | 6.3K | 357.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 94 | 973 | 33.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 41 | 487 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 579d ago | 407d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 1y 1m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
cli-colors
Maintenance
1
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
colored_text
Maintenance
11
Quality
10
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
colorchoice
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cli-colors | colored_text | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.3.0 | 1.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 13KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.66.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •colorchoice leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colorchoice is depended on by 487 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cli-colors, colored_text have not been updated in over a year.
- •colored_text is pre-1.0 — API may change.