Decision Workspace
yansi vs term-painter vs colorify
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
yansi
growingv1.0.1
A dead simple ANSI terminal color painting library.
52
term-painter
growingv0.4.0
Coloring and formatting terminal output
43
colorify
growingv0.2.3
Convenience macros for printing to the terminal in color on non-Windows platforms.
Core Metrics
| yansi | term-painter | colorify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 52 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 190.5M | 286.3K | 38.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 16.1M | 4.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 3.9K | 174 | 57 |
| Releases | 17 | 9 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 804d ago | 819d ago | 2922d ago |
| Age | 8y 12m | 11y 1m | 10y 2m |
Health Breakdown
yansi
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
term-painter
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
colorify
Maintenance
2
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| yansi | term-painter | colorify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.4.0 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 75KB | 41KB | 4KB |
| Features | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 5.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | — |
| MSRV | 1.63 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •yansi leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •yansi is depended on by 3.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ yansi, term-painter, colorify have not been updated in over a year.
- •term-painter, colorify are pre-1.0 — API may change.