Decision Workspace
lscolors vs rustui vs owo-colors
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
lscolors
growingv0.21.0
Colorize paths using the LS_COLORS environment variable
45
rustui
experimentalv0.3.7
Terminal UI library for Linux and Unix-like systems
74
owo-colors
stablev4.3.0
Zero-allocation terminal colors that'll make people go owo
Core Metrics
| lscolors | rustui | owo-colors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 45 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 5.4M | 5.3K | 122.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 331.0K | 0 | 9.4M |
| Dependents | 779 | 0 | 12.3K |
| Releases | 25 | 18 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 218d ago | 75d ago | 41d ago |
| Age | 7y 5m | 9m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
lscolors
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
rustui
Maintenance
15
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
owo-colors
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| lscolors | rustui | owo-colors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.21.0 | 0.3.7 | 4.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 114KB | 31KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.6% | 17.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.76.0 | — | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •owo-colors leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •owo-colors is depended on by 12.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •lscolors, rustui are pre-1.0 — API may change.