Decision Workspace
pipe_watcher vs ipipe vs owo-colors
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
pipe_watcher
growingv2.1.2
A pipe reader and writer for the terminal. Made for use with the ipipe Rust library.
52
ipipe
growingv0.11.7
Cross-platform named-pipe API.
72
owo-colors
stablev4.3.0
Zero-allocation terminal colors that'll make people go owo
Core Metrics
| pipe_watcher | ipipe | owo-colors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 52 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 15.1K | 61.3K | 138.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 6.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 57 | 14.2K |
| Releases | 12 | 37 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 1806d ago | 1539d ago | 90d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 5y 4m | 5y 10m |
Health Breakdown
pipe_watcher
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
ipipe
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
owo-colors
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pipe_watcher | ipipe | owo-colors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.2 | 0.11.7 | 4.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 12KB | 31KB |
| Features | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.1% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •owo-colors leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •owo-colors is depended on by 14.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pipe_watcher, ipipe have not been updated in over a year.
- •ipipe is pre-1.0 — API may change.