Decision Workspace
pwatch vs rwatch vs force-ansi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
pwatch
growingv0.5.2
A process watcher - a tool to keep an eye on selected processes with resource usage historical graphs
53
rwatch
experimentalv0.1.3
A modern, cross-platform Rust alternative to 'watch', with color, diff, and more. Periodically runs a command and displays its output fullscreen, with diff, color, beep, and more.
51
force-ansi
growingv1.0.1
A command-line wrapper program that can force ANSI code to be enabled in the Windows console.
Core Metrics
| pwatch | rwatch | force-ansi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 53 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 7.4K | 887 | 2.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1360d ago | 2d ago | 112d ago |
| Age | 6y | 10m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
pwatch
Maintenance
3
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
rwatch
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
force-ansi
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pwatch | rwatch | force-ansi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.2 | 0.1.3 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 153KB | 19KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.65.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rwatch leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pwatch has the most downloads (7.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pwatch has not been updated in over a year.
- •pwatch, rwatch are pre-1.0 — API may change.