Decision Workspace
lscolors vs rustui vs colorchoice
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
lscolors
growingv0.21.0
Colorize paths using the LS_COLORS environment variable
48
rustui
experimentalv0.3.7
Terminal UI library for Linux and Unix-like systems
76
colorchoice
stablev1.0.5
Global override of color control
Core Metrics
| lscolors | rustui | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 48 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 4.7M | 5.3K | 357.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 341.3K | 45 | 33.2M |
| Dependents | 739 | 0 | 487 |
| Releases | 25 | 18 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 159d ago | 15d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 7y 3m | 7m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
lscolors
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
rustui
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
colorchoice
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| lscolors | rustui | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.21.0 | 0.3.7 | 1.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 114KB | 8KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.76.0 | — | 1.66.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •colorchoice leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lscolors is depended on by 739 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •lscolors, rustui are pre-1.0 — API may change.