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colorama
v1.0.0 GrowingA simple way to colorize the output of your cli application.
MIT Edition 2021
#console#ansi#terminal#color
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 2+ years
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 2+ years)
- ✓Tiny footprint (3KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Downloads
7.0K
Dependents
3
Releases
2
Size
3KB
Deep Insights
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Steady growth
184 downloads in the last 30 days (6/day), up 5% from the previous period.
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Stable for 2+ years
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 2 years with 2 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
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Zero dependencies
colorama has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
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Compact crate
At 3KB, colorama is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 4/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 21/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 5/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 5/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 10/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
6/day avg+6%
Version Adoption
v1.0.0
52%
v0.1.0
48%
Release Timeline
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