winit
v0.30.13 GrowingCross-platform window creation library.
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (13.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (5 owners)
- !Heavy dependency tree (54 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
3.1M downloads in the last 30 days (104.3K/day), up 2% from the previous period.
13.3K crates depend on winit — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The primary maintainer publishes 78 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, winit hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
54 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include wgpu-hal, muda, wry, metal, tray-icon. When high-quality crates choose winit, it's a strong quality signal.
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Most downloaded crates that depend on winit
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Feature Flags
default =["rwh_06", "x11", "wayland", "wayland-dlopen", "wayland-csd-adwaita"]
