Decision Workspace
colored-print vs saying vs colorizer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
colored-print
experimentalv0.1.2
Concise syntax for colors and styles in a format string literal
44
saying
experimentalv0.1.7
The say! macro for convenient styled printing
43
colorizer
growingv2.1.0
Colorizer is a tool for highlighting words in your terminal
Core Metrics
| colored-print | saying | colorizer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 44 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 164 | 39 | 11.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 43 | 12 | 14 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 57d ago | 44d ago | 927d ago |
| Age | 3m | 1m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
colored-print
Maintenance
16
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
saying
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
colorizer
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| colored-print | saying | colorizer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.1.7 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 10KB | 7KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.1 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •colored-print leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colorizer has the most downloads (11.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ colorizer has not been updated in over a year.
- •colored-print, saying are pre-1.0 — API may change.