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os_info

v3.14.0 Stable

Detect the operating system type and version.

MIT Edition 2018 MSRV 1.60
Operating systems #os#os_type#os_version#os_info

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Stable API (3.x for 8+ years)
  • โœ“Massive adoption (2.2K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
42.5M
Dependents
2.2K
Releases
59
Size
27KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

3.1M downloads in the last 30 days (101.8K/day), up 25% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

2.2K crates depend on os_info. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

os_info has only 1 owner despite 2.2K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern โ€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Stable for 8+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 8 years with 59 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Compact crate

At 27KB, os_info is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include sentry-contexts, cargo, auto-launch, livekit-api, tauri-plugin-os. When high-quality crates choose os_info, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 14/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 18/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 14/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 14/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
82K/day avg+58%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v3.8.2
33%
v3.7.0
23%
v3.12.0
23%
v3.14.0
12%
v3.10.0
9%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

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Maintainers

Dependencies
12
direct dependencies
Dependents
2.2K
crates depend on os_info

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