Decision Workspace
crossterm_style vs anstyle-crossterm vs bunt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
crossterm_style
growingv0.5.2
A cross-platform library styling the terminal output.
74
anstyle-crossterm
stablev4.0.3
Adapt between crossterm and anstyle
53
bunt
growingv0.2.9
Simple macros to write colored and formatted text to a terminal. Based on `termcolor`, thus also cross-platform.
Core Metrics
| crossterm_style | anstyle-crossterm | bunt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 74 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 250.5K | 17.7K | 183.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.7K | 778 | 2.7K |
| Dependents | 46 | 508 | 174 |
| Releases | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 2349d ago | 14d ago | 158d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 3y 5m | 5y 8m |
Health Breakdown
crossterm_style
Maintenance
5
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
anstyle-crossterm
Maintenance
20
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
bunt
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| crossterm_style | anstyle-crossterm | bunt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.2 | 4.0.3 | 0.2.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 11KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 8.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.66.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •anstyle-crossterm leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crossterm_style has the most downloads (250.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •anstyle-crossterm is depended on by 508 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ crossterm_style has not been updated in over a year.
- •crossterm_style, bunt are pre-1.0 — API may change.