Decision Workspace
rwatch vs colorchoice vs colorchoice-clap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
rwatch
experimentalv0.1.1
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.
76
colorchoice
stablev1.0.5
Global override of color control
76
colorchoice-clap
stablev1.0.8
Clap mixin to override console colors
Core Metrics
| rwatch | colorchoice | colorchoice-clap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 76 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 845 | 357.4M | 817.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 33.2M | 53.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 487 | 670 |
| Releases | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 259d ago | 14d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 8m | 2y 11m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
rwatch
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
colorchoice
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
colorchoice-clap
Maintenance
20
Quality
19
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rwatch | colorchoice | colorchoice-clap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 8KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.66.0 | 1.66.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •colorchoice leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colorchoice-clap is depended on by 670 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rwatch is pre-1.0 — API may change.