Decision Workspace
printers vs marlon-printers vs ipp-util
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
printers
stablev2.3.0
Get printers and print files on unix and windows
43
marlon-printers
growingv2.0.1
THIS IS A FORK FROM 'printers' MADE WITH THE INTENTION OF LEARNING RUST
61
ipp-util
stablev5.4.0
IPP command line print utility
Core Metrics
| printers | marlon-printers | ipp-util | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 43 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 37.2K | 3.0K | 22.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.5K | 10 | 26 |
| Dependents | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 15 | 2 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 50d ago | 736d ago | 70d ago |
| Age | 3y 7m | 2y | 6y 8m |
Health Breakdown
printers
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
marlon-printers
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
ipp-util
Maintenance
17
Quality
22
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| printers | marlon-printers | ipp-util | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.3.0 | 2.0.1 | 5.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 8KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 53.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ipp-util leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •printers has the most downloads (37.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ marlon-printers has not been updated in over a year.