Decision Workspace
hextool vs itch vs hex2ascii
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
hextool
growingv0.1.3
A simple command line tool to convert hex to string and string to hex
45
itch
growingv0.2.3
A cli tool for InTerCHanging between different serialized data formats
43
hex2ascii
growingv1.0.2
command line app that converts hex values into ascii
Core Metrics
| hextool | itch | hex2ascii | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 45 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 5.5K | 5.4K | 10.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 39 | 8 | 10 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 917d ago | 246d ago | 3159d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 4y 11m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
hextool
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
itch
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
hex2ascii
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| hextool | itch | hex2ascii | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.2.3 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 8KB | 2KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •itch leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hex2ascii has the most downloads (10.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ hextool, hex2ascii have not been updated in over a year.
- •hextool, itch are pre-1.0 — API may change.