glfw
v0.62.0 GrowingGLFW3 bindings and idiomatic wrapper for Rust.
Quick Verdict
- โActively maintained (updated 2d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- โMassive adoption (1.0K crates depend on it)
- โTeam maintained (3 owners)
- โPermissive license (Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
25.5K downloads in the last 30 days (850/day), up 58% from the previous period.
1.0K crates depend on glfw. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
This crate is maintained by a team (3 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
Despite being 11+ years old, glfw hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include pistoncore-glfw_window, image2, luminance-glfw, librashader-runtime-gl, gfx_window_glfw. When high-quality crates choose glfw, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["all", "prebuilt-libs"]