rustix
v1.1.4 StableSafe Rust bindings to POSIX/Unix/Linux/Winsock-like syscalls
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 4+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (8.4K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
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Deep Insights
72.0M downloads in the last 30 days (2.4M/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
8.4K crates depend on rustix. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 129 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 4 years with 169 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Notable dependents include tempfile, is-terminal, xattr, polling, async-io. When high-quality crates choose rustix, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["std"]