toml
v1.1.2+spec-1.1.0 StableA native Rust encoder and decoder of TOML-formatted files and streams. Provides implementations of the standard Serialize/Deserialize traits for TOML data to facilitate deserializing and serializing Rust structures.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 11+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (183.7K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
58.1M downloads in the last 30 days (1.9M/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
183.7K crates depend on toml — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
This crate is maintained by a team (3 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 116 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Notable dependents include icu_collections, proc-macro-error, ed25519-dalek, toml_writer, toml_write. When high-quality crates choose toml, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["std", "serde", "parse", "display"]
