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winapi
v0.3.9 GrowingRaw FFI bindings for all of Windows API.
MIT/Apache-2.0
External FFI bindingsOperating systems::Windows APIsNo standard library #ffi#win32#windows#directx#com
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 5+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (24.1K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (1.2MB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
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Downloads
324.7M
Dependents
24.1K
Releases
51
Size
1.2MB
Deep Insights
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Steady growth
21.4M downloads in the last 30 days (713.4K/day), up 19% from the previous period.
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Foundational crate
24.1K crates depend on winapi — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
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Single maintainer risk
winapi has only 1 owner despite 24.1K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 11+ years old, winapi hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Minimal dependencies
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
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Used by top crates
Notable dependents include atty, tokio-native-tls, ansi_term, dirs-sys-next, crossterm. When high-quality crates choose winapi, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 6/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 17/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 15/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 8/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 11/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
584K/day avg+58%
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on winapi
Version Adoption
v0.3.9
87%
v0.2.8
10%
v0.3.8
2%
v0.3.7
1%
v0.3.6
1%
Release Timeline
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Dependencies
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direct dependencies
Dependents
24.1K
crates depend on winapi