Decision Workspace
zatboard vs watchexec-cli vs lscolors
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
zatboard
experimentalv0.1.0
Private filesystem-style bulletin board and chat over Zcash memos
61
watchexec-cli
stablev2.5.1
Executes commands in response to file modifications
59
lscolors
growingv0.21.0
Colorize paths using the LS_COLORS environment variable
Core Metrics
| zatboard | watchexec-cli | lscolors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 61 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 23 | 649.3K | 5.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.5K | 331.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 779 |
| Releases | 1 | 54 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 97d ago | 57d ago | 218d ago |
| Age | 3m | 5y | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
zatboard
Maintenance
8
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
watchexec-cli
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
lscolors
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| zatboard | watchexec-cli | lscolors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.5.1 | 0.21.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 48 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 78KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.76.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •watchexec-cli leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lscolors has the most downloads (5.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lscolors is depended on by 779 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •zatboard, lscolors are pre-1.0 — API may change.