Decision Workspace
read_utf8 vs utf8-chars vs text_io
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
read_utf8
growingv0.1.2
The ReadUTF8 crate allows to easily read a file with efficiency. It allows to read all UTF-8 files encoded, by giving the content between delimiters, or by giving the content character by character.
63
utf8-chars
stablev3.0.6
Char-by-char iterator and `read_char` method for `BufRead`.
49
text_io
growingv0.1.13
really simple to use panicking input functions
Core Metrics
| read_utf8 | utf8-chars | text_io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 63 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 7.7K | 352.4K | 1.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 445 | 31.6K | 29.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 154 | 987 |
| Releases | 3 | 38 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 482d ago | 132d ago | 381d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 6y 6m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
read_utf8
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
utf8-chars
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
text_io
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| read_utf8 | utf8-chars | text_io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 3.0.6 | 0.1.13 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 7KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •utf8-chars leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •text_io has the most downloads (1.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •text_io is depended on by 987 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ read_utf8, text_io have not been updated in over a year.
- •read_utf8, text_io are pre-1.0 — API may change.