Decision Workspace
strip-ansi-escapes vs vtparse vs ansitok
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
strip-ansi-escapes
growingv0.2.1
Strip ANSI escape sequences from byte streams.
50
vtparse
growingv0.7.0
Low level escape sequence parser
46
ansitok
growingv0.3.0
A library for parsing ANSI Escape Codes
Core Metrics
| strip-ansi-escapes | vtparse | ansitok | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 50 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 38.1M | 5.8M | 3.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.8M | 1.3M | 595.2K |
| Dependents | 4.0K | 31 | 55 |
| Releases | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 437d ago | 342d ago | 421d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 6y 9m | 3y 8m |
Health Breakdown
strip-ansi-escapes
Maintenance
5
Quality
10
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
vtparse
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ansitok
Maintenance
5
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| strip-ansi-escapes | vtparse | ansitok | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.7.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 16KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vtparse leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •strip-ansi-escapes has the most downloads (38.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •strip-ansi-escapes is depended on by 4.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ strip-ansi-escapes, ansitok have not been updated in over a year.