Decision Workspace
snailshell vs os_display vs boxen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
snailshell
growingv0.3.1
Library for making terminal text display with pleasant RPG-style animations.
57
os_display
growingv0.1.4
Display strings in a safe platform-appropriate way
57
boxen
experimentalv0.3.1
A Rust library for creating styled terminal boxes around text with performance optimizations
Core Metrics
| snailshell | os_display | boxen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 57 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 10.8K | 3.1M | 6.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 75 | 344.5K | 122 |
| Dependents | 29 | 49 | 14 |
| Releases | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1334d ago | 364d ago | 61d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 4y 5m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
snailshell
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
os_display
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
boxen
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| snailshell | os_display | boxen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.1.4 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 17KB | 130KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.66 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •os_display leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ snailshell has not been updated in over a year.