Decision Workspace
termwrap vs colored vs simdutf8
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
termwrap
growingv0.2.2
Wrap Unicode text with ANSI color codes
70
colored
stablev3.1.1
The most simple way to add colors in your terminal
58
simdutf8
growingv0.1.5
SIMD-accelerated UTF-8 validation.
Core Metrics
| termwrap | colored | simdutf8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 70 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 6.6K | 145.6M | 107.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 29 | 11.9M | 10.4M |
| Dependents | 26 | 54.4K | 2.5K |
| Releases | 8 | 33 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 134d ago | 70d ago | 551d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 10y | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
termwrap
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
colored
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
simdutf8
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| termwrap | colored | simdutf8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 3.1.1 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 36KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •colored leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colored is depended on by 54.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ simdutf8 has not been updated in over a year.
- •termwrap, simdutf8 are pre-1.0 — API may change.