Decision Workspace
zsh-patina vs arborium-zsh vs tree-sitter-highlight
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
zsh-patina
experimentalv1.1.0
$ A blazingly fast Zsh plugin performing syntax highlighting of your command line while you type 🌈
64
arborium-zsh
experimentalv2.16.0
Zsh grammar for arborium (tree-sitter bindings)
73
tree-sitter-highlight
growingv0.26.7
Library for performing syntax highlighting with Tree-sitter
Core Metrics
| zsh-patina | arborium-zsh | tree-sitter-highlight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 64 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 80 | 4.4K | 3.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 80 | 1.2K | 105.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 47 | 1.0K |
| Releases | 2 | 48 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 16d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 14d | 3m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
zsh-patina
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
arborium-zsh
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
tree-sitter-highlight
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| zsh-patina | arborium-zsh | tree-sitter-highlight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 2.16.0 | 0.26.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 90KB | 61KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
| 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 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •tree-sitter-highlight is pre-1.0 — API may change.