Decision Workspace
winapi-util vs termcolor vs wincolor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
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.
51
wincolor
growingv1.0.3
DEPRECATED. Use winapi-util instead.
Core Metrics
| winapi-util | termcolor | wincolor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 57 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 326.1M | 456.3M | 4.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 16.7M | 14.4M | 43.6K |
| Dependents | 474 | 10.8K | 19 |
| Releases | 12 | 24 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 309d ago | 915d ago | 2375d ago |
| Age | 7y 10m | 9y 7m | 9y 7m |
Health Breakdown
winapi-util
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
termcolor
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
wincolor
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| winapi-util | termcolor | wincolor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.11 | 1.4.1 | 1.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Unlicense OR MIT | Unlicense OR MIT | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 19KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •termcolor leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •termcolor is depended on by 10.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ termcolor, wincolor have not been updated in over a year.
- •winapi-util is pre-1.0 — API may change.