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tun-rs

v2.8.7 Stable

Cross-platform TUN and TAP library

Apache-2.0 Edition 2021
#vpn#tun#tap#tunnel#network-interface

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 4d ago)
  • โœ“Stable API (2.x for 1+ years)
  • โœ“Trusted by 389 crates
  • !Heavy dependency tree (30 direct deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
349.1K
Dependents
389
Releases
80
Size
188KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

70.7K downloads in the last 30 days (2.4K/day), up 27% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

389 crates depend on tun-rs. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Stable API

Reached 1.0 over a year ago. The API surface is settled, making it safe for production use.

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Heavy dependency tree

30 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include netstack-smoltcp, quincy, idevice, hakoniwa, kungfu. When high-quality crates choose tun-rs, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 19/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 16/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 13/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
2K/day avg-14%
01K2K3K4/265/146/16/197/77/24

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v2.8.1
70%
v2.8.3
13%
v2.7.7
7%
v2.8.2
6%
v2.8.5
5%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

asyncbindgenutun_fdasync_ioasync_stdasync_tokioasync_framedexperimentalinterruptible

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
30
direct dependencies
Dependents
389
crates depend on tun-rs

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