byteorder
v1.5.0 GrowingLibrary for reading/writing numbers in big-endian and little-endian.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 2+ years
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 11+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (52.9K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (23KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Unlicense OR MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
35.7M downloads in the last 30 days (1.2M/day), up 18% from the previous period.
52.9K crates depend on byteorder — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The primary maintainer publishes 84 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 58 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.
At 23KB, byteorder is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include ff, png, fxhash, hdrhistogram, thrift. When high-quality crates choose byteorder, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on byteorder
Version Adoption
Release Timeline
Feature Flags
default =["std"]
