Decision Workspace
colorize-macros vs anstyle vs colorchoice
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
colorize-macros
growingv0.8.0
A set of Rust macros to assist in turning text into colors for printing on the terminal.
79
anstyle
stablev1.0.14
ANSI text styling
76
colorchoice
stablev1.0.5
Global override of color control
Core Metrics
| colorize-macros | anstyle | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 79 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 13.5K | 407.5M | 357.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 35.9M | 32.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 4.8K | 487 |
| Releases | 10 | 31 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 680d ago | 14d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 3y 10m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
colorize-macros
Maintenance
6
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
anstyle
Maintenance
18
Quality
22
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
colorchoice
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| colorize-macros | anstyle | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 1.0.14 | 1.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 18KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 40.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.66.0 | 1.66.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •anstyle leads with a health score of 79/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •anstyle is depended on by 4.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ colorize-macros has not been updated in over a year.
- •colorize-macros is pre-1.0 — API may change.