Decision Workspace
rust-devicons vs devicons vs hjkl-icons
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
rust-devicons
growingv0.2.3
A Rust library to retrieve filetype glyphs (icons) for a wide range of common file formats.
51
devicons
growingv0.6.12
A Rust library that provides filetype glyphs (icons) for a wide range of common file formats.
53
hjkl-icons
experimentalv0.33.5
Filetype / directory → icon mapping for the hjkl editor stack, with Nerd-Font, geometric-Unicode, and ASCII fallback sets.
Core Metrics
| rust-devicons | devicons | hjkl-icons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 51 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 4.7K | 490.5K | 786 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 23.9K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 228 | 24 |
| Releases | 5 | 14 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 659d ago | 562d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 1y 9m | 1y 10m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
rust-devicons
Maintenance
10
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
devicons
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
hjkl-icons
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rust-devicons | devicons | hjkl-icons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.6.12 | 0.33.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 22KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hjkl-icons leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •devicons has the most downloads (490.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •devicons is depended on by 228 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rust-devicons, devicons have not been updated in over a year.