Decision Workspace
nanocolor vs ansirs vs colorchoice
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
nanocolor
experimentalv0.1.1
A minimal, zero-dependency terminal color and text styling crate for Rust
37
ansirs
growingv0.1.7
Simple (and probably flawed) little library for working with ANSI color codes.
76
colorchoice
stablev1.0.5
Global override of color control
Core Metrics
| nanocolor | ansirs | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 37 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 128 | 1.8K | 357.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 52 | 3 | 33.2M |
| Dependents | 13 | 0 | 487 |
| Releases | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 32d ago | 1164d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 1m | 3y 2m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
nanocolor
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
ansirs
Maintenance
1
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
colorchoice
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| nanocolor | ansirs | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.7 | 1.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 207KB | 45KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 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.
- •colorchoice is depended on by 487 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ansirs has not been updated in over a year.
- •nanocolor, ansirs are pre-1.0 — API may change.