Decision Workspace
lliw vs simple_colour vs ansi_brush
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
lliw
growingv0.2.0
Text colours and styles for your terminal with no additional dependencies
49
simple_colour
experimentalv1.0.4
A crate that allows programmers to change the style or colour of their strings
47
ansi_brush
growingv0.0.31
Ultra lightweight ANSI styling
Core Metrics
| lliw | simple_colour | ansi_brush | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 17.0K | 68 | 10.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 134 | 3 | 40 |
| Dependents | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 1668d ago | 63d ago | 1277d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 2m | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
lliw
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
simple_colour
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
ansi_brush
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| lliw | simple_colour | ansi_brush | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.0.4 | 0.0.31 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 5KB | 2KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •simple_colour leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lliw has the most downloads (17.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ lliw, ansi_brush have not been updated in over a year.
- •lliw, ansi_brush are pre-1.0 — API may change.