Decision Workspace
simple_colors vs bunt vs philiprehberger-clicolor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
simple_colors
growingv1.0.1
Macros for formatting text with colors, backgrounds and styles like bold, italic and underlined.
53
bunt
growingv0.2.9
Simple macros to write colored and formatted text to a terminal. Based on `termcolor`, thus also cross-platform.
52
philiprehberger-clicolor
experimentalv0.1.1
Cross-platform terminal color and style output with automatic capability detection
Core Metrics
| simple_colors | bunt | philiprehberger-clicolor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 53 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 4.3K | 183.0K | 22 |
| 30d Downloads | 35 | 2.7K | 22 |
| Dependents | 2 | 174 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1528d ago | 158d ago | today |
| Age | 4y 2m | 5y 8m | 7d |
Health Breakdown
simple_colors
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
bunt
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
philiprehberger-clicolor
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| simple_colors | bunt | philiprehberger-clicolor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.2.9 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 16KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bunt leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bunt is depended on by 174 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ simple_colors has not been updated in over a year.
- •bunt, philiprehberger-clicolor are pre-1.0 — API may change.