Decision Workspace
ueberzug vs kitty-graphics-protocol vs icy_sixel
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
ueberzug
growingv0.1.0
Unofficial Ueberzug bindings to use in rust projects
51
kitty-graphics-protocol
experimentalv0.1.3
A Rust library for the Kitty terminal graphics protocol
50
icy_sixel
growingv0.5.0
A 100% Rust SIXEL encoder and decoder library with high-quality color quantization
Core Metrics
| ueberzug | kitty-graphics-protocol | icy_sixel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 51 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 4.7K | 61 | 309.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 74 | 61 | 48.9K |
| Dependents | 30 | 0 | 168 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 1552d ago | 27d ago | 90d ago |
| Age | 4y 3m | 27d | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
ueberzug
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
kitty-graphics-protocol
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
icy_sixel
Maintenance
13
Quality
8
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ueberzug | kitty-graphics-protocol | icy_sixel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.3 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 29KB | 3.9MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kitty-graphics-protocol leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •icy_sixel has the most downloads (309.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •icy_sixel is depended on by 168 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ueberzug has not been updated in over a year.