notify-rust
v4.17.0 StableShow desktop notifications (linux, bsd, mac). Pure Rust dbus client and server.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 21d ago)
- ✓Stable API (4.x for 10+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (3.5K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
920.5K downloads in the last 30 days (30.7K/day), up 37% from the previous period.
3.5K crates depend on notify-rust. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
notify-rust has only 1 owner despite 3.5K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 10 years with 82 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Notable dependents include tauri-plugin-notification, cargo-watch, starship, watchexec-cli, r3bl_tui. When high-quality crates choose notify-rust, it's a strong quality signal.
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