Decision Workspace
html2pango vs lol_html vs html5ever
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
html2pango
growingv0.6.0
Library to convert html to pango.
78
lol_html
stablev2.7.2
Streaming HTML rewriter/parser with CSS selector-based API
74
html5ever
growingv0.39.0
High-performance browser-grade HTML5 parser
Core Metrics
| html2pango | lol_html | html5ever | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 78 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 86.7K | 2.9M | 50.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.0K | 237.0K | 5.6M |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.4K | 3.3K |
| Releases | 10 | 23 | 75 |
| Last Updated | 907d ago | 33d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 7y 10m | 6y 4m | 10y 9m |
Health Breakdown
html2pango
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
lol_html
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
html5ever
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| html2pango | lol_html | html5ever | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 2.7.2 | 0.39.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 22 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 145KB | 82KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.7% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.71.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 (team) | 6 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •lol_html leads with a health score of 78/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •html5ever has the most downloads (50.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lol_html is depended on by 3.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ html2pango has not been updated in over a year.
- •html2pango, html5ever are pre-1.0 — API may change.