Decision Workspace
supercat vs rmeow vs batty-cat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
supercat
growingv0.1.0
A syntax highlighting alternative to cat
47
rmeow
growingv2.1.2
A command line tool that aims to be a replacement for cat/bat with better highlighting
46
batty-cat
experimentalv0.15.0
A cat clone with syntax highlighting, git integration, and Rhai support
Core Metrics
| supercat | rmeow | batty-cat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 47 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 108 | 160 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 673d ago | 211d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 7m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
supercat
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rmeow
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
batty-cat
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| supercat | rmeow | batty-cat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.1.2 | 0.15.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 24KB | 81KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.86 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rmeow leads with a health score of 47/100, 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, batty-cat are pre-1.0 — API may change.