bytemuck
v1.25.0 StableA crate for mucking around with piles of bytes.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 6+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (35.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (53KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
22.4M downloads in the last 30 days (747.1K/day), up 31% from the previous period.
35.3K crates depend on bytemuck — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The primary maintainer publishes 99 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 56 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
34% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include bitflags, generic-array, uuid, half, ordered-float. When high-quality crates choose bytemuck, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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