Decision Workspace
tattoy vs vtcode-bash-runner vs shellexpand
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
tattoy
growingv0.1.8
Text-based compositor for modern terminals
70
vtcode-bash-runner
experimentalv0.135.5
Cross-platform shell execution helpers extracted from VT Code
69
shellexpand
growingv3.1.2
Shell-like expansions in strings
Core Metrics
| tattoy | vtcode-bash-runner | shellexpand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 70 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 2.6K | 11.3K | 50.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 969 | 2.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 177 | 11.8K |
| Releases | 6 | 413 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 350d ago | 1d ago | 140d ago |
| Age | 1y | 8m | 10y 4m |
Health Breakdown
tattoy
Maintenance
11
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
vtcode-bash-runner
Maintenance
23
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
shellexpand
Maintenance
10
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| tattoy | vtcode-bash-runner | shellexpand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 | 0.135.5 | 3.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 21 | 14 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 112KB | 42KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.87.0 | 1.88 | 1.31 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vtcode-bash-runner leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shellexpand has the most downloads (50.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •shellexpand is depended on by 11.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •tattoy, vtcode-bash-runner are pre-1.0 — API may change.