Decision Workspace
gifscii vs gifterm vs lpx
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
gifscii
growingv1.1.1
A CLI to animate GIFs in the terminal
43
gifterm
experimentalv0.1.2
Play GIF animations in kitty-protocol terminals
43
lpx
experimentalv0.1.0
Terminal Animated GIF Viewer
Core Metrics
| gifscii | gifterm | lpx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 43 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 4.1K | 34 | 14 |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 34 | 14 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 493d ago | 8d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 8d | 2d |
Health Breakdown
gifscii
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
gifterm
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
lpx
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| gifscii | gifterm | lpx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.1 | 0.1.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 8 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 5.5MB | 1.6MB | 30KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.90.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gifterm leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gifscii has the most downloads (4.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ gifscii has not been updated in over a year.
- •gifterm, lpx are pre-1.0 — API may change.