binascii
v0.1.4 GrowingUseful no-std binascii operations including base64, base32 and base16 (hex)
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 6+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (6KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
357.5K downloads in the last 30 days (11.9K/day), up 28% from the previous period.
Despite being 7+ years old, binascii hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
binascii has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 6KB, binascii is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
20% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include rocket, clvm_tools_rs, bittorrent-primitives, klvm_tools_rs, torrust-tracker-primitives. When high-quality crates choose binascii, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["encode", "decode"]
