gl

125.7K downloads in the last 30 days (4.2K/day), up 30% from the previous period.

2.5K crates depend on gl. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

The primary maintainer publishes 81 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

Despite being 11+ years old, gl hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

At 11KB, gl is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include khronos-egl, xcb, gdk4, skia-safe, glyph_brush. When high-quality crates choose gl, it's a strong quality signal.