Decision Workspace
termdiff vs patcher vs prettydiff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
termdiff
growingv4.1.1
Write a diff with color codes to a string
38
patcher
experimentalv0.2.1
patcher is a Rust library for generating and applying Git-style unified diff patches.
59
prettydiff
growingv0.9.0
Side-by-side diff for two files
Core Metrics
| termdiff | patcher | prettydiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 38 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 29.3K | 1.2K | 5.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 80 | 83 | 340.2K |
| Dependents | 1 | 4 | 644 |
| Releases | 19 | 1 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 170d ago | 339d ago | 169d ago |
| Age | 4y 5m | 11m | 7y 2m |
Health Breakdown
termdiff
Maintenance
10
Quality
23
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
patcher
Maintenance
3
Quality
11
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
prettydiff
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| termdiff | patcher | prettydiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.1.1 | 0.2.1 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 93KB | 188KB | 93KB |
| Features | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •prettydiff leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •prettydiff is depended on by 644 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •patcher, prettydiff are pre-1.0 — API may change.