Decision Workspace
snailshell vs os_display vs boxy-cli
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
56
boxy-cli
stablev2.2.2
Styled terminal boxes with multi-segment layouts, columnar grids, true-color borders, Unicode box-drawing, and word wrapping.
Core Metrics
| snailshell | os_display | boxy-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 57 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 11.0K | 4.5M | 3.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 282.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 29 | 62 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 1442d ago | 472d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 4y 9m | 1y 3m |
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
boxy-cli
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| snailshell | os_display | boxy-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.1.4 | 2.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 17KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.66 | — |
| 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, os_display have not been updated in over a year.
- •snailshell, os_display are pre-1.0 — API may change.