Decision Workspace
itylos-cli vs shadow-crypt vs cryptr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
itylos-cli
experimentalv2.0.6
Sovereign ephemeral messaging CLI with local AES-256-GCM encryption and burn-on-read semantics.
58
shadow-crypt
growingv1.1.0
Secure password-based file encryption with filename obfuscation
53
cryptr
growingv0.10.0
simple encrypted (streaming) values
Core Metrics
| itylos-cli | shadow-crypt | cryptr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 58 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 79 | 1.5K | 38.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 3.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Releases | 5 | 12 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 90d ago | 60d ago | 108d ago |
| Age | 3m | 9m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
itylos-cli
Maintenance
13
Quality
7
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
shadow-crypt
Maintenance
15
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
cryptr
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| itylos-cli | shadow-crypt | cryptr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.6 | 1.1.0 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 20 | 3 | 27 |
| Crate Size | 729KB | 24KB | 61KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shadow-crypt leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cryptr has the most downloads (38.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cryptr is pre-1.0 — API may change.