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sdl2
v0.38.0 GrowingSDL2 bindings for Rust
MIT Edition 2015
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (2.4K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Downloads
4.4M
Dependents
2.4K
Releases
98
Size
203KB
Deep Insights
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Download decline
234.6K downloads in the last 30 days, down 40% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.
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Widely adopted
2.4K crates depend on sdl2. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 11+ years old, sdl2 hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Used by top crates
Notable dependents include orbclient, imageproc, librespot-playback, bayer, pistoncore-sdl2_window. When high-quality crates choose sdl2, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 9/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 15/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 19/20
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
12K/day avg-55%
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on sdl2
Version Adoption
v0.35.2
53%
v0.37.0
22%
v0.34.5
10%
v0.34.3
9%
v0.38.0
6%
Release Timeline
10 releasessince 2020
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Feature Flags
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Maintainers
Dependencies
10
direct dependencies
Dependents
2.4K
crates depend on sdl2