json5

4.3M downloads in the last 30 days (144.4K/day), up 72% from the previous period.

3.6K crates depend on json5. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

json5 has only 1 owner despite 3.6K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 7 years with 20 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

Notable dependents include config, tauri-utils, validated_struct, zenoh, zenoh-config. When high-quality crates choose json5, it's a strong quality signal.