Decision Workspace
shiki vs tree-sitter-highlight vs syntect
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
shiki
experimentalv0.0.3
Fast TextMate highlighting for Rust
75
tree-sitter-highlight
growingv0.26.11
Library for performing syntax highlighting with Tree-sitter
64
syntect
growingv5.3.0
library for high quality syntax highlighting and code intelligence using Sublime Text's grammars
Core Metrics
| shiki | tree-sitter-highlight | syntect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 75 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 73 | 3.6M | 19.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 107.4K | 1.4M |
| Dependents | 9 | 1.6K | 9.9K |
| Releases | 4 | 51 | 49 |
| Last Updated | today | 1d ago | 289d ago |
| Age | 2m | 7y 4m | 10y |
Health Breakdown
shiki
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
tree-sitter-highlight
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
syntect
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| shiki | tree-sitter-highlight | syntect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.3 | 0.26.11 | 5.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 19KB | 833KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 6.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.84 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tree-sitter-highlight leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •syntect has the most downloads (19.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •syntect is depended on by 9.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •shiki, tree-sitter-highlight are pre-1.0 — API may change.