Decision Workspace
ascii-gif vs betamax vs tapciify
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
ascii-gif
growingv0.1.7
Simple cli to enjoy ascii-gif
56
betamax
growingv0.1.15
Rust-first VHS-style terminal capture CLI
54
tapciify
growingv3.3.1
CLI tool that can let you view images in terminal as ASCII art
Core Metrics
| ascii-gif | betamax | tapciify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 56 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 12.5K | 1.8K | 26.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 7 | 16 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 1894d ago | 20d ago | 806d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 2y 1m | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
ascii-gif
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
betamax
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
tapciify
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ascii-gif | betamax | tapciify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.7 | 0.1.15 | 3.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 14 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 1.3MB | 21KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •betamax 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.
- •⚠ ascii-gif, tapciify have not been updated in over a year.
- •ascii-gif, betamax are pre-1.0 — API may change.