softbuffer
v0.4.8 GrowingCross-platform software buffer
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.2K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (7 owners)
- !Heavy dependency tree (35 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
2.7M downloads in the last 30 days (89.2K/day), up 20% from the previous period.
1.2K crates depend on softbuffer. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
This crate is maintained by a team (7 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
Despite being 4+ years old, softbuffer hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
35 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include winit, tao, tauri-runtime-wry, accesskit_winit, iced_tiny_skia. When high-quality crates choose softbuffer, it's a strong quality signal.
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