Decision Workspace
strip-ansi-escapes vs color_tools vs vtparse
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
strip-ansi-escapes
growingv0.2.1
Strip ANSI escape sequences from byte streams.
50
color_tools
experimentalv0.4.0
Typed text-with-optional-ANSI-color abstraction
49
vtparse
growingv0.7.0
Low level escape sequence parser
Core Metrics
| strip-ansi-escapes | color_tools | vtparse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 50 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 42.2M | 476 | 9.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.1M | 0 | 2.0M |
| Dependents | 4.5K | 3 | 31 |
| Releases | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 496d ago | 37d ago | 401d ago |
| Age | 8y 3m | 1m | 6y 11m |
Health Breakdown
strip-ansi-escapes
Maintenance
5
Quality
10
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
color_tools
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
vtparse
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| strip-ansi-escapes | color_tools | vtparse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.4.0 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 35KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •color_tools leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •strip-ansi-escapes has the most downloads (42.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •strip-ansi-escapes is depended on by 4.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ strip-ansi-escapes, vtparse have not been updated in over a year.