Decision Workspace
colorama vs enable-ansi-support vs rich-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
colorama
growingv1.0.0
A simple way to colorize the output of your cli application.
56
enable-ansi-support
growingv0.3.1
Enable ANSI escape code support on Windows 10
51
rich-rs
experimentalv1.1.0
Rich text and beautiful formatting for the terminal
Core Metrics
| colorama | enable-ansi-support | rich-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 56 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 7.0K | 5.0M | 126 |
| 30d Downloads | 165 | 438.2K | 23 |
| Dependents | 3 | 511 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 755d ago | 176d ago | 43d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 4y 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
colorama
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
enable-ansi-support
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
rich-rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| colorama | enable-ansi-support | rich-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.3.1 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 6KB | 392KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •enable-ansi-support leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •enable-ansi-support is depended on by 511 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ colorama has not been updated in over a year.
- •enable-ansi-support is pre-1.0 — API may change.