Decision Workspace
hexyl vs wombat vs hexler
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
hexyl
growingv0.17.0
A command-line hex viewer
55
wombat
experimentalv1.0.8
Hex file viewer
40
hexler
experimentalv1.0.0
A colorful hex printer with opinionated defaults
Core Metrics
| hexyl | wombat | hexler | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 55 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 88.0K | 181 | 224 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.2K | 25 | 3 |
| Dependents | 99 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 19 | 9 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 41d ago | 28d ago | 161d ago |
| Age | 7y 4m | 3m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
hexyl
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
wombat
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
hexler
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| hexyl | wombat | hexler | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.17.0 | 1.0.8 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 195KB | 197KB | 581KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wombat leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hexyl has the most downloads (88.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hexyl is pre-1.0 — API may change.