Decision Workspace
os-terminal vs owo-colors vs colorchoice
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
os-terminal
growingv0.7.4
Beautiful terminal emulator on no-std environment
72
owo-colors
stablev4.3.0
Zero-allocation terminal colors that'll make people go owo
72
colorchoice
stablev1.0.5
Global override of color control
Core Metrics
| os-terminal | owo-colors | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 72 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 42.7K | 138.6M | 523.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 6.1M | 31.9M |
| Dependents | 22 | 14.2K | 582 |
| Releases | 59 | 41 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 63d ago | 90d ago | 122d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 5y 10m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
os-terminal
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
owo-colors
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
colorchoice
Maintenance
13
Quality
21
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| os-terminal | owo-colors | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.4 | 4.3.0 | 1.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 31KB | 8KB |
| Features | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 17.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.81.0 | 1.81 | 1.66.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •owo-colors leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colorchoice has the most downloads (523.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •owo-colors is depended on by 14.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •os-terminal is pre-1.0 — API may change.