thiserror
Latest Version: 2.0.18thiserror-impl, the procedural macro backend for thiserror, has surpassed 773M total crates.io downloads.
Owner: dtolnay
Stars
5.4k
GitHub star count
Last Release
2 months ago
2.0.18
Contributors
21
N/A
Health Score
N/A
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Key Features
Primary stack
Rust (Apache-2.0)
Community adoption
5.4K stars
Tech Stack
About
thiserror-impl, the procedural macro backend for thiserror, has surpassed 773M total crates.io downloads.
thiserror is a open-source project built primarily with Rust and maintained by dtolnay. The project is distributed under the Apache-2.0 license.
Current DevRadar signals show community adoption at 5.4K stars, 203 forks, 21 contributors. Freshness signals include latest version 2.0.18, last release 2026-01-18, last commit 2026-02-16. OpenSSF Scorecard is approximately 50 / 100. Current discovery action is "track", with ongoing monitoring of maintenance and ecosystem momentum.
Analyst Note
thiserror-impl, the procedural macro backend for thiserror, has surpassed 773M 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 dtolnay
- Primary stack
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: Apache-2.0
- Last Release: 1/18/2026
Data Basis
- Last Sync: Feb 23, 2026, 01:44 AM
- Metrics Updated: Feb 23, 2026, 01:44 AM
- Completeness: 100%
- Last Verified: Feb 23, 2026, 01:44 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