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cbindgen
v0.29.4 GrowingA tool for generating C bindings to Rust code.
MPL-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.74
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 34d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (4.9K crates depend on it)
Security
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Downloads
91.7M
Dependents
4.9K
Releases
106
Size
238KB
Deep Insights
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Stable downloads
3.6M downloads in the last 30 days (120.8K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
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Widely adopted
4.9K crates depend on cbindgen. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 9+ years old, cbindgen hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Used by top crates
Notable dependents include crc-fast, crc64fast-nvme, flutter_rust_bridge_codegen, blazesym-c, maturin. When high-quality crates choose cbindgen, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 17/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 11/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 17/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 8/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 12/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
109K/day avg-45%
Top Dependents
Version Adoption
v0.29.0
24%
v0.27.0
21%
v0.26.0
20%
v0.28.0
18%
v0.29.2
17%
Release Timeline
10 releases1 yankedsince 2023
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Feature Flags
default =["clap"]
unstable_ir
README
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Maintainers
Dependencies
13
direct dependencies
Dependents
4.9K
crates depend on cbindgen