Decision Workspace
hjkl-icons vs devicons vs kamon
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
hjkl-icons
experimentalv0.33.5
Filetype / directory → icon mapping for the hjkl editor stack, with Nerd-Font, geometric-Unicode, and ASCII fallback sets.
51
devicons
growingv0.6.12
A Rust library that provides filetype glyphs (icons) for a wide range of common file formats.
51
kamon
experimentalv0.1.1
Kamon (家紋) — file type icon provider for Neovim with Nerd Font support
Core Metrics
| hjkl-icons | devicons | kamon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 51 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 786 | 490.5K | 122 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 23.9K | 0 |
| Dependents | 24 | 228 | 2 |
| Releases | 8 | 14 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 562d ago | 48d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1y 10m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
hjkl-icons
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
devicons
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
kamon
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| hjkl-icons | devicons | kamon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.33.5 | 0.6.12 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 22KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.95 | — | 1.89.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hjkl-icons leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •devicons has the most downloads (490.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •devicons is depended on by 228 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ devicons has not been updated in over a year.