Decision Workspace
fiux vs watchexec-cli vs lscolors
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
fiux
experimentalv0.5.4
The fastest multi-format file converter CLI tool
62
watchexec-cli
stablev2.5.0
Executes commands in response to file modifications
61
lscolors
growingv0.21.0
Colorize paths using the LS_COLORS environment variable
Core Metrics
| fiux | watchexec-cli | lscolors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 62 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 67 | 644.3K | 4.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 2.2K | 329.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 739 |
| Releases | 4 | 53 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 23d ago | 30d ago | 159d ago |
| Age | 2m | 4y 10m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
fiux
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
watchexec-cli
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
lscolors
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| fiux | watchexec-cli | lscolors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.4 | 2.5.0 | 0.21.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 48 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 78KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.76.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •watchexec-cli leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lscolors has the most downloads (4.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lscolors is depended on by 739 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •fiux, lscolors are pre-1.0 — API may change.