hex

29.2M downloads in the last 30 days (973.3K/day), up 25% from the previous period.

113.1K crates depend on hex — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.

hex has only 1 owner despite 113.1K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.

Despite being 10+ years old, hex hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

At 13KB, hex is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

11% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.

Notable dependents include rustls, h2, ahash, webpki-roots, openssl. When high-quality crates choose hex, it's a strong quality signal.