Decision Workspace
supercat vs rmeow vs arborium-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
supercat
growingv0.1.0
A syntax highlighting alternative to cat
49
rmeow
experimentalv2.1.2
A command line tool that aims to be a replacement for cat/bat with better highlighting
58
arborium-cli
experimentalv2.16.0
Command-line syntax highlighter powered by arborium
Core Metrics
| supercat | rmeow | arborium-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 49 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 91 | 417 |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 6 | 65 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 565d ago | 103d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
supercat
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rmeow
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
arborium-cli
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| supercat | rmeow | arborium-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.1.2 | 2.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 24KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arborium-cli leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •supercat has the most downloads (1.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ supercat has not been updated in over a year.
- •supercat is pre-1.0 — API may change.