Decision Workspace
is-terminal vs atty vs rustix-is-terminal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
is-terminal
growingv0.4.17
Test whether a given stream is a terminal
51
atty
growingv0.2.14
A simple interface for querying atty
45
rustix-is-terminal
growingv0.4.12
Test whether a given stream is a terminal, using rustix
Core Metrics
| is-terminal | atty | rustix-is-terminal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 51 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 295.4M | 328.3M | 2.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 11.5M | 6.2M | 0 |
| Dependents | 3.9K | 16.3K | 0 |
| Releases | 22 | 17 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 263d ago | 2381d ago | 494d ago |
| Age | 4y 5m | 11y | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
is-terminal
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
atty
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
rustix-is-terminal
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| is-terminal | atty | rustix-is-terminal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.17 | 0.2.14 | 0.4.12 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 5KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.63 | — | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •is-terminal leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •atty has the most downloads (328.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •atty is depended on by 16.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ atty, rustix-is-terminal have not been updated in over a year.