Decision Workspace
fast2s vs character_converter vs ferrous-opencc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
fast2s
growingv0.3.1
A fast Traditional Chinese to Simplified Chinese conversion library. Built with FST, faster than most of other libraries.
47
character_converter
growingv2.1.5
Turn Traditional Chinese script ot Simplified Chinese script and vice-versa and tokenize.
49
ferrous-opencc
experimentalv0.4.0
A pure Rust implementation of Open Chinese Convert (OpenCC), for fast and reliable conversion between Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Core Metrics
| fast2s | character_converter | ferrous-opencc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 47 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 125.4K | 163.1K | 33.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 6.0K | 16.5K | 9.6K |
| Dependents | 73 | 23 | 19 |
| Releases | 5 | 12 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1449d ago | 927d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 4y 6m | 6y | 11m |
Health Breakdown
fast2s
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
character_converter
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
ferrous-opencc
Maintenance
17
Quality
7
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| fast2s | character_converter | ferrous-opencc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 2.1.5 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 2.4MB | 1.3MB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ferrous-opencc leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •character_converter has the most downloads (163.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ fast2s, character_converter have not been updated in over a year.
- •fast2s, ferrous-opencc are pre-1.0 — API may change.