syntect
v5.3.0 Growinglibrary for high quality syntax highlighting and code intelligence using Sublime Text's grammars
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (5.x for 10+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (9.9K crates depend on it)
- !Heavy dependency tree (23 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
2.2M downloads in the last 30 days (72.3K/day), up 18% from the previous period.
9.9K crates depend on syntect. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 10 years with 49 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
23 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include miette, egui_extras, cosmic-text, comrak, two-face. When high-quality crates choose syntect, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
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