Decision Workspace
termwrap vs colored vs simdutf8
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
termwrap
growingv0.2.3
Wrap Unicode text with ANSI color codes
66
colored
growingv3.1.1
The most simple way to add colors in your terminal
58
simdutf8
growingv0.1.5
SIMD-accelerated UTF-8 validation.
Core Metrics
| termwrap | colored | simdutf8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 66 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 6.7K | 196.3M | 161.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 7.9M | 10.4M |
| Dependents | 27 | 65.4K | 3.4K |
| Releases | 9 | 33 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 88d ago | 178d ago | 659d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 10y 4m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
termwrap
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
colored
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
simdutf8
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| termwrap | colored | simdutf8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 3.1.1 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 36KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •colored leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colored is depended on by 65.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ simdutf8 has not been updated in over a year.
- •termwrap, simdutf8 are pre-1.0 — API may change.