simdutf8
v0.1.5 GrowingSIMD-accelerated UTF-8 validation.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (2.5K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (28KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
11.2M downloads in the last 30 days (374.0K/day), up 21% from the previous period.
2.5K crates depend on simdutf8. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
simdutf8 has only 1 owner despite 2.5K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 4+ years old, simdutf8 hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
simdutf8 has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 28KB, simdutf8 is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include bytecheck, parquet, arrow-json, maxminddb, bson. When high-quality crates choose simdutf8, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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Most downloaded crates that depend on simdutf8
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Feature Flags
default =["std"]
