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handlebars

v6.4.0 Stable

Handlebars templating implemented in Rust.

MIT Edition 2021 MSRV 1.85
Template engineWeb programming #web#handlebars#templating

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 85d ago)
  • โœ“Stable API (6.x for 11+ years)
  • โœ“Massive adoption (8.9K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
69.8M
Dependents
8.9K
Releases
183
Size
109KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

4.1M downloads in the last 30 days (137.8K/day), up 10% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

8.9K crates depend on handlebars. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

handlebars has only 1 owner despite 8.9K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern โ€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Stable for 11+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 183 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include warp, async-graphql, zuse, liquid, rocket_contrib. When high-quality crates choose handlebars, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 14/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 18/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 15/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
119K/day avg+43%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v5.1.2
43%
v4.5.0
24%
v6.3.2
14%
v4.4.0
10%
v5.1.0
9%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

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Maintainers

Dependencies
19
direct dependencies
Dependents
8.9K
crates depend on handlebars

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