Decision Workspace
use-terminal vs runi-cli vs owo-colors
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
use-terminal
experimentalv0.0.1
Terminal capability primitives for RustUse CLI-adjacent code
47
runi-cli
experimentalv0.1.2
Terminal styling and CLI utilities for the Runi library collection
74
owo-colors
stablev4.3.0
Zero-allocation terminal colors that'll make people go owo
Core Metrics
| use-terminal | runi-cli | owo-colors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 47 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 20 | 56 | 122.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 9.4M |
| Dependents | 1 | 2 | 12.3K |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 36d ago | 41d ago |
| Age | 5d | 1m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
use-terminal
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
runi-cli
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
owo-colors
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| use-terminal | runi-cli | owo-colors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.1.2 | 4.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 26KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.95.0 | — | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •owo-colors leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •owo-colors is depended on by 12.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •use-terminal, runi-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.