Decision Workspace
fmt2 vs bunt vs philiprehberger-clicolor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
fmt2
growingv0.3.4
traits, structs and macros for formatting
53
bunt
growingv0.2.9
Simple macros to write colored and formatted text to a terminal. Based on `termcolor`, thus also cross-platform.
52
philiprehberger-clicolor
experimentalv0.1.1
Cross-platform terminal color and style output with automatic capability detection
Core Metrics
| fmt2 | bunt | philiprehberger-clicolor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 53 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 4.1K | 183.0K | 22 |
| 30d Downloads | 58 | 2.8K | 22 |
| Dependents | 1 | 174 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 416d ago | 158d ago | today |
| Age | 1y 1m | 5y 8m | 7d |
Health Breakdown
fmt2
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
bunt
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
philiprehberger-clicolor
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| fmt2 | bunt | philiprehberger-clicolor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.4 | 0.2.9 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 16KB | 9KB |
| Features | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fmt2 leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bunt has the most downloads (183.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bunt is depended on by 174 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fmt2 has not been updated in over a year.