edit
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Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 2+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.4K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (9KB, 3 deps)
Security
Deep Insights
96.2K downloads in the last 30 days (3.2K/day), up 98% from the previous period.
1.4K crates depend on edit. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
edit has only 1 owner despite 1.4K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 6+ years old, edit 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 9KB, edit is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include topgrade, cocogitto, edtui, atomic-cli, gluesql-cli. When high-quality crates choose edit, 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 edit
Version Adoption
Release Timeline
Feature Flags
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