glow
v0.17.0 GrowingGL on Whatever: a set of bindings to run GL (Open GL, OpenGL ES, and WebGL) anywhere, and avoid target-specific code.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 21d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR Zlib)
Security
Deep Insights
1.8M downloads in the last 30 days (60.7K/day), up 18% from the previous period.
1.3K crates depend on glow. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
glow has only 1 owner despite 1.3K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 7+ years old, glow hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include wgpu-hal, wry, egui_glow, eframe, femtovg. When high-quality crates choose glow, it's a strong quality signal.
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