Decision Workspace
qr-image vs ascii-gen vs gen-ascii-art
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
qr-image
experimentalv0.1.3
A simple CLI tool to generate a qr_code image for easy sharing and privately
42
ascii-gen
growingv1.1.0
A command line tool to generate ascii art from images
38
gen-ascii-art
experimentalv0.1.0
Generate colorful or grayscale ASCII art from images and GIFs directly in your terminal.
Core Metrics
| qr-image | ascii-gen | gen-ascii-art | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 42 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 2.5K | 4.7K | 780 |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 358d ago | 858d ago | 341d ago |
| Age | 11m | 2y 4m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
qr-image
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ascii-gen
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
gen-ascii-art
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| qr-image | ascii-gen | gen-ascii-art | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 1.1.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 364KB | 404KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •qr-image leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ascii-gen has the most downloads (4.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ ascii-gen has not been updated in over a year.
- •qr-image, gen-ascii-art are pre-1.0 — API may change.