Decision Workspace
no_color vs should-color vs colorchoice
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
no_color
growingv0.2.0
Detect NO_COLOR environment variable.
43
should-color
growingv0.5.2
Determine whether output should use colors or not.
76
colorchoice
stablev1.0.5
Global override of color control
Core Metrics
| no_color | should-color | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 43 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 42.0K | 11.0K | 357.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1K | 46 | 32.1M |
| Dependents | 10 | 1 | 487 |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 407d ago | 1282d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 3y 6m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
no_color
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
should-color
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
colorchoice
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| no_color | should-color | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.5.2 | 1.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 10KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 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.
- •⚠ no_color, should-color have not been updated in over a year.
- •no_color, should-color are pre-1.0 — API may change.