downloader
v0.2.8 GrowingA simple way to download things via HTTP/HTTPS
Quick Verdict
- โNot updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- โTrusted by 335 crates
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Deep Insights
72.9K downloads in the last 30 days (2.4K/day), up 12% from the previous period.
335 crates depend on downloader. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 5+ years old, downloader hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 29KB, downloader is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include risc0-circuit-recursion, sp1-prover, weld-codegen, compiler-llvm-builder, maplibre_native. When high-quality crates choose downloader, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["default-tls"]