half
v2.7.1 GrowingHalf-precision floating point f16 and bf16 types for Rust implementing the IEEE 754-2008 standard binary16 and bfloat16 types.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (2.x for 10+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (15.8K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
30.4M downloads in the last 30 days (1.0M/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
15.8K crates depend on half — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
half has only 1 owner despite 15.8K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 10 years with 33 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
12% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include js-sys, ciborium-ll, tiff, arrow-buffer, arrow-array. When high-quality crates choose half, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on half
Version Adoption
Release Timeline
Feature Flags
default =["std"]