Decision Workspace
pwds vs short-pwd vs starship
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
pwds
growingv0.2.0
print the path of the current working directory, shortly
42
short-pwd
experimentalv0.1.0
Fish-style path shortener for shell prompts and status bars
65
starship
stablev1.24.2
The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell! ☄🌌️
Core Metrics
| pwds | short-pwd | starship | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 42 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 4.0K | 15 | 678.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 15 | 8.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Releases | 2 | 1 | 140 |
| Last Updated | 3434d ago | 27d ago | 87d ago |
| Age | 9y 8m | 27d | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
pwds
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
5
short-pwd
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
starship
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pwds | short-pwd | starship | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.0 | 1.24.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | ISC |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 3KB | 379KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.90 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •starship leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ pwds has not been updated in over a year.
- •pwds, short-pwd are pre-1.0 — API may change.