Decision Workspace
par-term-fonts vs snapshot_fonts vs text-to-png-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
par-term-fonts
experimentalv0.1.7
Font management and text shaping for par-term terminal emulator
47
snapshot_fonts
experimentalv1.2.0
High-resolution terminal bar charts using custom PUA fonts (251 levels per half-character)
44
text-to-png-cli
growingv0.3.0
A command-line tool to render text to a png image with basic options
Core Metrics
| par-term-fonts | snapshot_fonts | text-to-png-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 47 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 182 | 166 | 4.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 94 | 21 | 7 |
| Dependents | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 100d ago | 102d ago |
| Age | 1m | 3m | 4y 5m |
Health Breakdown
par-term-fonts
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
snapshot_fonts
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
8
text-to-png-cli
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| par-term-fonts | snapshot_fonts | text-to-png-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.7 | 1.2.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BlueOak-1.0.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 237KB | 64KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.91 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •par-term-fonts leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •text-to-png-cli has the most downloads (4.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •par-term-fonts, text-to-png-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.