crossterm
v0.29.0 GrowingA crossplatform terminal library for manipulating terminals.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (54.8K crates depend on it)
- !Heavy dependency tree (22 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
12.4M downloads in the last 30 days (413.5K/day), up 14% from the previous period.
54.8K crates depend on crossterm — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
crossterm has only 1 owner despite 54.8K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 8+ years old, crossterm hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
22 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include comfy-table, ratatui, inquire, tui, nextest-runner. When high-quality crates choose crossterm, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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Most downloaded crates that depend on crossterm
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Release Timeline
Feature Flags
default =["bracketed-paste", "events", "windows", "derive-more"]
