Decision Workspace
pt-cli vs cxt vs shotpaste
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
pt-cli
growingv1.0.33
Production-hardened clipboard-to-file tool with smart version management
51
cxt
growingv0.1.9
Aggregates file/directory contents and sends them to the clipboard, a file, or stdout
49
shotpaste
experimentalv0.3.0
One screenshot, three pastes. Atomic multi-format clipboard (image + file + path) on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Core Metrics
| pt-cli | cxt | shotpaste | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 51 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 39 | 2.6K | 102 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 237d ago | 4d ago | 63d ago |
| Age | 7m | 1y | 2m |
Health Breakdown
pt-cli
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
cxt
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
shotpaste
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pt-cli | cxt | shotpaste | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.33 | 0.1.9 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 23 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 65KB | 69KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cxt leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cxt, shotpaste are pre-1.0 — API may change.