simple-home-dir
v0.5.2 GrowingReturns the path of the current user's home directory if known.
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 176 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (1KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
5.8K downloads in the last 30 days (192/day), up 37% from the previous period.
176 crates depend on simple-home-dir. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 2+ years old, simple-home-dir hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
simple-home-dir has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 1KB, simple-home-dir is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
27% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include tasker, melodium-loader, nerve-ai, taskerctl, jara. When high-quality crates choose simple-home-dir, it's a strong quality signal.
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