Decision Workspace
pixfetch vs pixterm vs colorchoice
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
pixfetch
growingv1.0.0
Another fetch program with pixelized images written in Rust
40
pixterm
growingv0.4.0
A CLI to show images in a terminal
76
colorchoice
stablev1.0.5
Global override of color control
Core Metrics
| pixfetch | pixterm | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 40 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 3.0K | 8.8K | 357.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 9 | 32.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 487 |
| Releases | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1374d ago | 1373d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 3y 9m | 4y 3m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
pixfetch
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
pixterm
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
colorchoice
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pixfetch | pixterm | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.4.0 | 1.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0-only | GPL-3.0-only | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 197KB | 21KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.66.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •colorchoice leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colorchoice is depended on by 487 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pixfetch, pixterm have not been updated in over a year.
- •pixterm is pre-1.0 — API may change.