Decision Workspace
colorblast vs colorblast-cli vs syntect
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
colorblast
growingv0.0.3
Syntax highlighting library for various programming languages, markup languages and various other formats
35
colorblast-cli
growingv0.0.1
Syntax highlighting CLI for various programming languages, markup languages and various other formats
66
syntect
growingv5.3.0
library for high quality syntax highlighting and code intelligence using Sublime Text's grammars
Core Metrics
| colorblast | colorblast-cli | syntect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 35 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 4.5K | 1.5K | 13.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 29 | 3 | 1.8M |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 7.0K |
| Releases | 3 | 1 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 1001d ago | 1001d ago | 181d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 2y 9m | 9y 9m |
Health Breakdown
colorblast
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
colorblast-cli
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
syntect
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| colorblast | colorblast-cli | syntect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.3 | 0.0.1 | 5.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Zlib | Zlib | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 7KB | 833KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •syntect leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •syntect is depended on by 7.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ colorblast, colorblast-cli have not been updated in over a year.
- •colorblast, colorblast-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.