Decision Workspace
hel-colored vs ansiconst vs fmt2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
hel-colored
growingv0.6.2
ANSI string colorizer and styler
54
ansiconst
growingv0.2.1
Library for declaring nestable ANSI styles in const context
53
fmt2
growingv0.3.4
traits, structs and macros for formatting
Core Metrics
| hel-colored | ansiconst | fmt2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 14.1K | 2.9K | 4.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 16 | 5 | 58 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 12 | 3 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 369d ago | 128d ago | 416d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 1y 9m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
hel-colored
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
ansiconst
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
fmt2
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| hel-colored | ansiconst | fmt2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.2 | 0.2.1 | 0.3.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 42KB | 24KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ansiconst leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hel-colored has the most downloads (14.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ hel-colored, fmt2 have not been updated in over a year.