Decision Workspace
os_display vs paris vs boxen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
os_display
growingv0.1.4
Display strings in a safe platform-appropriate way
58
paris
growingv1.5.15
A simple logger for your CLI apps or other things you want in the terminal
58
boxen
experimentalv0.4.0
A Rust library for creating styled terminal boxes around text with performance optimizations
Core Metrics
| os_display | paris | boxen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 58 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 3.8M | 755.3K | 9.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 321.3K | 67.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 53 | 252 | 14 |
| Releases | 5 | 32 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 423d ago | 1153d ago | 42d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 6y 3m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
os_display
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
paris
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
boxen
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| os_display | paris | boxen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 1.5.15 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 21KB | 149KB |
| Features | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.66 | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •paris leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •os_display has the most downloads (3.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •paris is depended on by 252 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ os_display, paris have not been updated in over a year.
- •os_display, boxen are pre-1.0 — API may change.