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windows
v0.62.2 GrowingRust for Windows
MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.82
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (14.0K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
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Downloads
202.3M
Dependents
14.0K
Releases
81
Size
9.4MB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
16.2M downloads in the last 30 days (540.4K/day), up 22% from the previous period.
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Foundational crate
14.0K crates depend on windows — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
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Prolific maintainer
The primary maintainer publishes 359 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 7+ years old, windows hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Large crate size
9.4MB is relatively large. May impact download and compile times.
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Notable yanked versions
16% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
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Used by top crates
Notable dependents include sysinfo, gix-path, wgpu-hal, wry, tao. When high-quality crates choose windows, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 11/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 10/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 12/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 8/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 15/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
440K/day avg+43%
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on windows
Version Adoption
v0.48.0
33%
v0.52.0
18%
v0.61.3
17%
v0.58.0
17%
v0.57.0
16%
Release Timeline
81 releases13 yankedsince 2019
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Feature Flags
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