Decision Workspace
zsh-patina vs arborium-zsh vs tree-sitter-highlight
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
zsh-patina
experimentalv1.7.0
$ A blazingly fast Zsh plugin performing syntax highlighting of your command line while you type 🌈
66
arborium-zsh
growingv2.18.0
Zsh grammar for arborium (tree-sitter bindings)
73
tree-sitter-highlight
growingv0.26.9
Library for performing syntax highlighting with Tree-sitter
Core Metrics
| zsh-patina | arborium-zsh | tree-sitter-highlight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 66 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 443 | 7.6K | 3.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.4K | 147.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 49 | 1.4K |
| Releases | 10 | 50 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 27d ago | 11d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 3m | 6m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
zsh-patina
Maintenance
21
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
arborium-zsh
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
tree-sitter-highlight
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| zsh-patina | arborium-zsh | tree-sitter-highlight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.7.0 | 2.18.0 | 0.26.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 27 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 171KB | 61KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.84 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tree-sitter-highlight leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tree-sitter-highlight is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •tree-sitter-highlight is pre-1.0 — API may change.