Decision Workspace
colored_text vs rich-rs vs facet-ansi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
colored_text
growingv0.3.0
A simple library for adding colors and styles to terminal text
51
rich-rs
experimentalv1.1.0
Rich text and beautiful formatting for the terminal
50
facet-ansi
experimentalv0.8.0
A library for ANSI terminal formatting and styling, providing utilities to add colors and text effects to terminal output
Core Metrics
| colored_text | rich-rs | facet-ansi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 51 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 6.3K | 126 | 3.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 973 | 23 | 7 |
| Dependents | 41 | 0 | 15 |
| Releases | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 407d ago | 43d ago | 345d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 1m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
colored_text
Maintenance
11
Quality
10
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
rich-rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
facet-ansi
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| colored_text | rich-rs | facet-ansi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.1.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 392KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 25.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rich-rs leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colored_text has the most downloads (6.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ colored_text has not been updated in over a year.
- •colored_text, facet-ansi are pre-1.0 — API may change.