apple-metal
v0.8.8 ExperimentalSafe Rust bindings for Apple's Metal framework — devices, resources, command encoding, advanced GPU objects, and IOSurface interop on macOS, backed by a Swift bridge
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 37d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (80KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
8.5K downloads in the last 30 days (282/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
The primary maintainer publishes 84 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
Notable dependents include screencapturekit, videotoolbox, scenekit-rs, coreanimation-rs, coreimage. When high-quality crates choose apple-metal, it's a strong quality signal.
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