Decision Workspace
winapi-util vs termcolor vs cyrup_termcolor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
winapi-util
growingv0.1.11
A dumping ground for high level safe wrappers over windows-sys.
57
termcolor
growingv1.4.1
A simple cross platform library for writing colored text to a terminal.
52
cyrup_termcolor
experimentalv2.0.0
A simple cross platform library for writing colored text to a terminal. (CYRUP.ai fork with compatibility fixes)
Core Metrics
| winapi-util | termcolor | cyrup_termcolor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 57 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 240.9M | 376.2M | 2.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 17.7M | 19.8M | 271 |
| Dependents | 437 | 10.1K | 426 |
| Releases | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 201d ago | 807d ago | 156d ago |
| Age | 7y 7m | 9y 4m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
winapi-util
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
termcolor
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
cyrup_termcolor
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| winapi-util | termcolor | cyrup_termcolor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.11 | 1.4.1 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Unlicense OR MIT | Unlicense OR MIT | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 19KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •winapi-util leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •termcolor has the most downloads (376.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •termcolor is depended on by 10.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ termcolor has not been updated in over a year.
- •winapi-util is pre-1.0 — API may change.