Decision Workspace
hcal vs hextazy vs hex2ascii
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
hcal
growingv0.4.3
Hexadecimal calendar for terminal
50
hextazy
growingv0.8.5
A colorful hexadecimal editor
43
hex2ascii
growingv1.0.2
command line app that converts hex values into ascii
Core Metrics
| hcal | hextazy | hex2ascii | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 50 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 45.3K | 2.2K | 10.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 36 | 20 | 10 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 35 | 4 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 805d ago | 37d ago | 3159d ago |
| Age | 5y 3m | 1y 6m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
hcal
Maintenance
7
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
hextazy
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
hex2ascii
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| hcal | hextazy | hex2ascii | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.3 | 0.8.5 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 911KB | 39KB | 2KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 8.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hextazy leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hcal has the most downloads (45.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ hcal, hex2ascii have not been updated in over a year.
- •hcal, hextazy are pre-1.0 — API may change.