Decision Workspace
cp437-tools vs pixel2ascii vs ascii-gen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
cp437-tools
growingv0.9.0
Small collection of tools to handle CP437 files
45
pixel2ascii
experimentalv0.1.1
Convert images into ASCII art with color and grayscale support, including block-based sampling, ANSI color output, and CLI.
42
ascii-gen
growingv1.1.0
A command line tool to generate ascii art from images
Core Metrics
| cp437-tools | pixel2ascii | ascii-gen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 45 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 22.1K | 146 | 4.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 23 | 27 | 8 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 18 | 2 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 272d ago | 80d ago | 858d ago |
| Age | 2y | 2m | 2y 4m |
Health Breakdown
cp437-tools
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
pixel2ascii
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
ascii-gen
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cp437-tools | pixel2ascii | ascii-gen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 0.1.1 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later AND CC-BY-SA-4.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 20 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 1.1MB | 16KB | 364KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.77.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •pixel2ascii leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cp437-tools has the most downloads (22.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ ascii-gen has not been updated in over a year.
- •cp437-tools, pixel2ascii are pre-1.0 — API may change.