zeroconf

v0.18.0 Growing

cross-platform library that wraps ZeroConf/mDNS implementations like Bonjour or Avahi

non-standard Edition 2024

API bindings Network programming Operating systems::macOS APIs Operating systems::Windows APIs Operating systems::Linux APIs #mdns#dnssd#avahi#bonjour#zeroconf

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Quick Verdict

!Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes

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Downloads

308.1K

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Releases

Size

41KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

13.7K downloads in the last 30 days (457/day), up 24% from the previous period.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 5+ years old, zeroconf hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

📐

Compact crate

At 40KB, zeroconf is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include slint-viewer, elgato-keylight, zeroconf-tokio, bluos-api-rs, fake-airplay. When high-quality crates choose zeroconf, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 14/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 10/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 10/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 11/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads · last 90 days

300/day avg+58%

Top Dependents

Most downloaded crates that depend on zeroconf

product-os-print-server

1.6K dl 29

Version Adoption

v0.14.1

48%

v0.18.0

20%

v0.15.1

12%

v0.15.0

11%

v0.17.0

Release Timeline

10 releases1 yankedsince 2024

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Maintainers

Walker Crouse

5 crates

Dependencies

direct dependencies