memmap
v0.7.0 GrowingCross-platform Rust API for memory-mapped file IO
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 7+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (4.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (15KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
1.2M downloads in the last 30 days (40.0K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
4.3K crates depend on memmap. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
Despite being 10+ years old, memmap hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 15KB, memmap is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include fst, kiddo, jetscii, wayland-window, wayland-kbd. When high-quality crates choose memmap, it's a strong quality signal.
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