Decision Workspace
datetag vs carl vs wen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
datetag
growingv0.3.1
datetag is a simple command-line application to generate and manage date tags (e.g. 20240427)
48
carl
growingv0.6.0
A colorful commandline calendar with ical support. Similar to `cal`, but with features.
48
wen
experimentalv0.1.3
Natural language CLI date parser built on timelib.
Core Metrics
| datetag | carl | wen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 48 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 16.5K | 15.1K | 1.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 17 | 46 | 7 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 13 | 15 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 336d ago | 69d ago | 210d ago |
| Age | 4y 4m | 4y 3m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
datetag
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
carl
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
wen
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| datetag | carl | wen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.6.0 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 12 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 110KB | 93KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •carl leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •datetag has the most downloads (16.5K), suggesting wider adoption.