Decision Workspace
hexy vs color-output vs colour
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
hexy
growingv0.1.4
A rust library for printing hexy hex dumps with colors based on the byte values
65
color-output
stablev10.0.0
An atomic output library based on Rust that supports output functionalities through functions, builders, and other methods. It allows customization of text and background colors.
58
colour
growingv2.1.0
Macros for creating coloured console output.
Core Metrics
| hexy | color-output | colour | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 65 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 6.9K | 50.2K | 285.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 871 | 7.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 940 | 278 |
| Releases | 5 | 81 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 1298d ago | 52d ago | 656d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 1y 3m | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
hexy
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
color-output
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
colour
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hexy | color-output | colour | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 10.0.0 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 11KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •color-output leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colour has the most downloads (285.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •color-output is depended on by 940 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hexy, colour have not been updated in over a year.
- •hexy is pre-1.0 — API may change.