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colored-rs/colored

(Rust) Coloring terminal so simple you already know how to do it ! observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/colored-rs/colored · Rust · MPL-2.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

71/100

  • Activity 62
  • Release rhythm 66
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 22
  • age_days: 3826
  • days_rel: 229
  • days_push: 229
  • n_releases_24m: 4

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2036 stars · 96 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Rust library for easily coloring and styling terminal output with a simple chainable string extension API. It supports standard ANSI colors, bright colors, backgrounds, truecolor RGB/hex values, and text styles like bold and italic.

Use cases

  • color terminal output in a Rust CLI
  • print colored text with ANSI escape codes in Rust
  • add bold and italic styling to terminal strings
  • use truecolor RGB or hex colors in terminal output
  • respect NO_COLOR and CLICOLOR conventions in a Rust program
  • style log or status messages with background colors

When to choose

  • you write Rust and want minimal-dependency, safe terminal coloring
  • you need truecolor, hex, or background color support
  • you want automatic NO_COLOR/CLICOLOR environment handling

When to avoid

  • you need a TUI framework with layout and widgets
  • you are not working in Rust
  • you need cross-platform GUI styling rather than terminal output

Facets

library · maturity stable

developer-tools cli terminal-ui developer-tools rust windows cli ansi-colors terminal-output truecolor string-styling command-line linux macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
colored-rs/coloredmain71

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