nalgebra
v0.35.0 GrowingGeneral-purpose linear algebra library with transformations and statically-sized or dynamically-sized matrices.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 1d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (16.3K crates depend on it)
- !Heavy dependency tree (34 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
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4.6M downloads in the last 30 days (152.9K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
16.3K crates depend on nalgebra — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The primary maintainer publishes 99 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 11+ years old, nalgebra hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
34 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include nalgebra-macros, numpy, postcard, rstar, statrs. When high-quality crates choose nalgebra, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["std", "macros"]
