Decision Workspace
snailshell vs boxen vs os_display
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
snailshell
growingv0.3.1
Library for making terminal text display with pleasant RPG-style animations.
58
boxen
experimentalv0.4.0
A Rust library for creating styled terminal boxes around text with performance optimizations
57
os_display
growingv0.1.4
Display strings in a safe platform-appropriate way
Core Metrics
| snailshell | boxen | os_display | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 58 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 10.9K | 9.4K | 3.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 321.3K |
| Dependents | 29 | 14 | 53 |
| Releases | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1393d ago | 42d ago | 423d ago |
| Age | 3y 10m | 8m | 4y 7m |
Health Breakdown
snailshell
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
boxen
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
os_display
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| snailshell | boxen | os_display | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.4.0 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 149KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | 1.66 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •boxen leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •os_display has the most downloads (3.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ snailshell, os_display have not been updated in over a year.