uchardet

56 downloads in the last 30 days (2/day), up 180% from the previous period.

The primary maintainer publishes 51 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 18 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

At 5KB, uchardet is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

22% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.