rustix
Latest Version: v1.0.0rustix provides safe Rust bindings to POSIX/Unix/Linux/Winsock-like syscalls with over 622M total crates.io downloads.
Owner: bytecodealliance
Stars
1.9k
GitHub star count
Last Release
1 years ago
v1.0.0
Contributors
100
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Key Features
linux
posix
rust
safe
Tech Stack
About
rustix provides safe Rust bindings to POSIX/Unix/Linux/Winsock-like syscalls with over 622M total crates.io downloads.
rustix is auto-discovered from crates.io download signals and mapped to bytecodealliance/rustix. Recent downloads: 120158626. Total downloads: 622018733. Latest crates.io update observed at 2026-02-22T16:22:51.655Z. Keywords: api, file, network, safe, syscall. Categories: date-and-time, filesystem, network-programming, osunix-apis. Discovered at 2026-02-23T08:35:26.821Z. Metadata is enriched asynchronously by the refresh pipeline.
Analyst Note
rustix provides safe Rust bindings to POSIX/Unix/Linux/Winsock-like syscalls with over 622M total crates.io downloads.
Best For
- Technical stack evaluation for engineering teams
- Dependency governance and upgrade planning in production systems
- Track delivery cadence and release quality from bytecodealliance
- linux
Not Ideal For
- Security posture signals are mixed; run additional security review before broad adoption
Typical Use Cases
Decision Snapshot
- Product type: Open Source
- Primary language: Rust
- Pricing model: Free
- License: NOASSERTION
- Last Release: 3/6/2025
Data Basis
- Last Sync: Feb 23, 2026, 08:37 AM
- Metrics Updated: Feb 23, 2026, 08:37 AM
- Completeness: 100%
- Last Verified: Feb 23, 2026, 08:37 AM
Data Status
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong community adoption.
- Broad maintainer participation.
- Active maintenance cadence.
Cons
- -Security posture signals are mixed; run additional security review before broad adoption