Decision Workspace
hex2ascii vs hx vs hextool
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
hex2ascii
growingv1.0.2
command line app that converts hex values into ascii
46
hx
growingv0.7.0
Futuristic take on hexdump, made in Rust.
44
hextool
growingv0.1.3
A simple command line tool to convert hex to string and string to hex
Core Metrics
| hex2ascii | hx | hextool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 46 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 10.1K | 25.4K | 5.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 115 | 38 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 3159d ago | 117d ago | 917d ago |
| Age | 9y | 7y 2m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
hex2ascii
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
hx
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
hextool
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| hex2ascii | hx | hextool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 0.7.0 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 27KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hx leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ hex2ascii, hextool have not been updated in over a year.
- •hx, hextool are pre-1.0 — API may change.