Decision Workspace
os-terminal vs colorchoice vs owo-colors
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
os-terminal
growingv0.7.3
Beautiful terminal emulator on no-std environment
76
colorchoice
stablev1.0.5
Global override of color control
75
owo-colors
stablev4.3.0
Zero-allocation terminal colors that'll make people go owo
Core Metrics
| os-terminal | colorchoice | owo-colors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 76 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 42.2K | 357.4M | 104.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 219 | 33.2M | 8.6M |
| Dependents | 22 | 487 | 9.8K |
| Releases | 58 | 6 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 14d ago | 33d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 2y 11m | 5y 7m |
Health Breakdown
os-terminal
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
colorchoice
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
owo-colors
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| os-terminal | colorchoice | owo-colors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.3 | 1.0.5 | 4.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 8KB | 31KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.81.0 | 1.66.0 | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •colorchoice leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •owo-colors is depended on by 9.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •os-terminal is pre-1.0 — API may change.