Decision Workspace
pixterm vs ansipix vs px2ansi-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
pixterm
growingv0.4.0
A CLI to show images in a terminal
48
ansipix
growingv2.0.0
Convert images to ANSI strings to print in a terminal
46
px2ansi-rs
experimentalv0.3.14
Convert pixel art images to ANSI terminal art (Rust port)
Core Metrics
| pixterm | ansipix | px2ansi-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 48 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 8.8K | 9.6K | 335 |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 60 | 206 |
| Dependents | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| Releases | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 1373d ago | 424d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 4y 3m | 4y 3m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
pixterm
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ansipix
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
px2ansi-rs
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pixterm | ansipix | px2ansi-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 2.0.0 | 0.3.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 12KB | 36KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ansipix leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ pixterm, ansipix have not been updated in over a year.
- •pixterm, px2ansi-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.