wgpu
v29.0.1 StableCross-platform, safe, pure-rust graphics API
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 1d ago)
- ✓Stable API (29.x for 7+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (9.7K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (4 owners)
- !Heavy dependency tree (30 direct deps)
Security
Deep Insights
1.7M downloads in the last 30 days (56.9K/day), up 17% from the previous period.
9.7K crates depend on wgpu. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 100 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 7 years with 61 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
30 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include smithay-client-toolkit, wry, eframe, egui-wgpu, encase. When high-quality crates choose wgpu, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on wgpu
Version Adoption
Release Timeline
Feature Flags
default =["std", "parking_lot", "dx12", "metal", "gles", "vulkan", "wgsl", "webgpu"]
