dotenvy
v0.15.7 GrowingA well-maintained fork of the dotenv crate
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 3+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (16.6K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (20KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
9.3M downloads in the last 30 days (311.1K/day), up 29% from the previous period.
16.6K crates depend on dotenvy — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
dotenvy has only 1 owner despite 16.6K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 4+ years old, dotenvy hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 20KB, dotenvy is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include sqlx, sqlx-macros-core, sqlx-postgres, sqlx-mysql, diesel. When high-quality crates choose dotenvy, it's a strong quality signal.
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