objc2-metal

v0.3.2 Growing

Bindings to the Metal framework

Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT Edition 2021 MSRV 1.71

API bindings Development tools::FFI External FFI bindings Operating systems::macOS APIs #apple#ios#cocoa#framework#macos

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Quick Verdict

!Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
✓Trusted by 415 crates
✓Permissive license (Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT)

Security

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Downloads

13.9M

Dependents

415

Releases

Size

227KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

1.9M downloads in the last 30 days (62.1K/day), up 37% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

415 crates depend on objc2-metal. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 232 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 1+ years old, objc2-metal hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Notable yanked versions

17% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include objc2-quartz-core, wgpu-hal, objc2-core-image, objc2-core-graphics, gpu-allocator. When high-quality crates choose objc2-metal, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 11/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 13/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 15/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads · last 90 days

47K/day avg+80%

Top Dependents

Most downloaded crates that depend on objc2-metal

i-slint-renderer-skia

881.5K dl 64

Version Adoption

v0.2.2

89%

v0.3.2

v0.3.1

v0.3.0

v0.2.0

Release Timeline

6 releases1 yankedsince 2024

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Feature Flags

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