Decision Workspace
ascii-art-animator vs inkling-loader vs tapciify
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
ascii-art-animator
experimentalv0.1.0
Play ASCII art animations in the terminal
56
inkling-loader
experimentalv0.1.5
Reveal arbitrary ASCII art as a progress indicator by choosing the order its glyphs appear.
54
tapciify
growingv3.3.1
CLI tool that can let you view images in terminal as ASCII art
Core Metrics
| ascii-art-animator | inkling-loader | tapciify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 56 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 21 | 156 | 26.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 107d ago | 32d ago | 806d ago |
| Age | 3m | 1m | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
ascii-art-animator
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
9
inkling-loader
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
tapciify
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ascii-art-animator | inkling-loader | tapciify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.5 | 3.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 32KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.74 | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •inkling-loader leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tapciify has the most downloads (26.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ tapciify has not been updated in over a year.
- •ascii-art-animator, inkling-loader are pre-1.0 — API may change.