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embed-resource

v3.0.9 Stable

A Cargo library to handle compilation and inclusion of Windows resources in the most resilient fashion imaginable

MIT Edition 2021 MSRV 1.76
Development toolsOperating systems::Windows APIs #cargo#build#windows#manifest#resource

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 31d ago)
  • โœ“Stable API (3.x for 9+ years)
  • โœ“Massive adoption (1.0K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
21.8M
Dependents
1.0K
Releases
64
Size
21KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

2.7M downloads in the last 30 days (91.3K/day), up 26% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

1.0K crates depend on embed-resource. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

embed-resource has only 1 owner despite 1.0K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern โ€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Stable for 9+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 9 years with 64 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Compact crate

At 20KB, embed-resource is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include tauri-winres, cargo-binstall, cargo-update, cargo-mobile2, watchexec-cli. When high-quality crates choose embed-resource, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 17/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 18/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 14/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
77K/day avg+37%
050K100K2/263/164/34/215/95/26

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v3.0.6
50%
v3.0.2
17%
v3.0.8
12%
v3.0.5
12%
v3.0.9
9%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
7
direct dependencies
Dependents
1.0K
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