anyhow
v1.0.103 StableFlexible concrete Error type built on std::error::Error
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 18d ago)
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 6+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (502.5K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
59.6M downloads in the last 30 days (2.0M/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
502.5K crates depend on anyhow — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The primary maintainer publishes 232 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 105 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 48KB, anyhow is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include syn, thiserror, regex-automata, regex, winnow. When high-quality crates choose anyhow, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["std"]