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embedded-alloc

v0.7.0 Growing

A heap allocator for embedded systems

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2021
#embedded#allocator#arm#cortex-m#riscv

Quick Verdict

  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 209 crates
  • โœ“Team maintained (3 owners)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
2.0M
Dependents
209
Releases
5
Size
20KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

267.8K downloads in the last 30 days (8.9K/day), up 31% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

209 crates depend on embedded-alloc. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 75 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 3+ years old, embedded-alloc hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Compact crate

At 19KB, embedded-alloc is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include risc0-zkvm-platform, sp1-zkvm, ledger_secure_sdk_sys, dht-pio, alarmo. When high-quality crates choose embedded-alloc, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 12/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 14/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 13/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
8K/day avg+31%
05K10K2/263/164/34/215/95/26

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.6.0
48%
v0.5.1
47%
v0.7.0
2%
v0.5.0
2%
v0.0.0
0%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["llff", "tlsf"]

llff*tlsf*allocator_api

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
11
direct dependencies
Dependents
209
crates depend on embedded-alloc

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