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windows_exe_info

v0.5.2 Growing

A cargo build script library for adding file information to windows executables

MIT Edition 2021
#cargo#build#windows#manifest#resource

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 1+ year
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 306 crates
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (16KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
101.8K
Dependents
306
Releases
9
Size
16KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

18.7K downloads in the last 30 days (624/day), up 192% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

306 crates depend on windows_exe_info. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 3+ years old, windows_exe_info hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

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

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Compact crate

At 15KB, windows_exe_info is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include komac, bestool, roomor, algae-cli, raccoin. When high-quality crates choose windows_exe_info, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 5/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 19/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 10/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 10/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
307/day avg+121%
05001K2K4/265/146/16/197/77/24

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.5.2
57%
v0.4.2
38%
v0.4.1
3%
v0.4.0
1%
v0.3.0
1%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["icon_ico", "icon_placeholder", "versioninfo", "embed_resource", "windows_only"]

icon_ico*icon_pngmanifestbuild_cfgicon_magickversioninfo*windows_only*embed_resource*icon_autodetecticon_placeholder*versioninfo_force_utf8versioninfo_force_utf16

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
306
crates depend on windows_exe_info

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