libz-sys
v1.1.29 StableLow-level bindings to the system libz library (also known as zlib).
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 44d ago)
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 11+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (2.2K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
10.4M downloads in the last 30 days (345.2K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
2.2K crates depend on libz-sys. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 207 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 69 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Notable dependents include flate2, libgit2-sys, curl-sys, libssh2-sys, rdkafka-sys. When high-quality crates choose libz-sys, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["libc", "stock-zlib"]