vk-sys
v0.7.0 GrowingBindings for the Vulkan graphics API
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 5+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 152 crates
- ✓Team maintained (5 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (33KB, 0 deps)
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Deep Insights
6.0K downloads in the last 30 days (201/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
152 crates depend on vk-sys. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 78 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, vk-sys hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
vk-sys has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 33KB, vk-sys is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include anduin, gfx_device_vulkan, vulkano-glfw, vulkano-glfw-v2, gfx_window_vulkan. When high-quality crates choose vk-sys, it's a strong quality signal.
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