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color_tools
v0.8.1 ExperimentalTyped text-with-optional-ANSI-color abstraction
MIT Edition 2021
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 13d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (35KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Downloads
2.4K
Dependents
8
Releases
7
Size
35KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
1.5K downloads in the last 30 days (52/day), up 89% from the previous period.
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Prolific maintainer
The primary maintainer publishes 168 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
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Minimal dependencies
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
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Compact crate
At 34KB, color_tools is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 12/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 17/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 9/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 4/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 10/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
27/day avg+96%
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on color_tools
Version Adoption
v0.6.0
30%
v0.4.0
30%
v0.7.1
20%
v0.5.0
11%
v0.8.1
10%
Release Timeline
7 releasessince 2026
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Feature Flags
default =["enabled"]
fullenabled*html_supportserde_support
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Maintainers
Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
8
crates depend on color_tools