Decision Workspace
nanospinner vs pixbar vs loaders
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
nanospinner
experimentalv0.3.2
A minimal, zero-dependency terminal spinner for Rust CLI applications
50
pixbar
experimentalv0.2.0
Sub-cell-precision two-value progress bar for narrow terminal widths (Unicode 1/8 block, no font patching required).
48
loaders
experimentalv0.0.0
A fully-featured, customisable progress bar and loading indicator library for Rust CLI and terminal applications
Core Metrics
| nanospinner | pixbar | loaders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 50 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 745 | 41 | 12 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 87d ago | 7d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 3m | 7d | 1d |
Health Breakdown
nanospinner
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
pixbar
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
loaders
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| nanospinner | pixbar | loaders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 0.2.0 | 0.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 46KB | 52KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nanospinner leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.