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Operating systems::Windows APIs 552 crates
Data as of 2026-07-25 (crates.io database dump, timestamp 2026-07-25T02:00:36Z). Source: crates.io · db-dump.tar.gz · methodology & corrections.
windows-sysRust for Windows1,307,072,822MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows_x86_64_msvcImport lib for Windows944,405,314MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows_x86_64_gnuImport lib for Windows910,847,531MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows_aarch64_msvcImport lib for Windows904,635,441MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows_i686_msvcImport lib for Windows903,831,307MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows_i686_gnuImport lib for Windows901,958,572MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows-targetsImport libs for Windows894,515,584MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows_x86_64_gnullvmImport lib for Windows857,168,155MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows_aarch64_gnullvmImport lib for Windows857,164,193MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows_i686_gnullvmImport lib for Windows465,360,824MIT OR Apache-2.0
winapiRaw FFI bindings for all of Windows API.433,388,264MIT/Apache-2.0
windows-coreCore type support for COM and Windows349,523,707MIT OR Apache-2.0
winapi-utilA dumping ground for high level safe wrappers over windows-sys.337,579,787Unlicense OR MIT
windows-linkLinking for Windows324,940,849MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows-resultWindows error handling283,664,387MIT OR Apache-2.0
windowsRust for Windows276,806,386MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows-stringsWindows string types252,697,939MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows-implementThe implement macro for the Windows crates231,310,337MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows-interfaceThe interface macro for the Windows crates226,350,647MIT OR Apache-2.0
winregRust bindings to MS Windows Registry API192,825,949MIT
windows-registryWindows registry104,092,974MIT OR Apache-2.0
ntapiFFI bindings for Native API99,287,493Apache-2.0 OR MIT
windows-futureWindows async types67,265,897MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows-numericsWindows numeric types66,681,568MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows-collectionsWindows collection types66,675,839MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows-threadingWindows threading62,585,156MIT OR Apache-2.0
fd-lockAdvisory cross-platform lock on a file using a file descriptor to it.54,680,391MIT OR Apache-2.0
clipboard-winProvides simple way to interact with Windows clipboard.49,142,732BSL-1.0
winsafeWindows API and GUI in safe, idiomatic Rust.41,191,560MIT
uds_windowsUnix Domain Sockets for Windows!35,310,624MIT
embed-resourceA Cargo library to handle compilation and inclusion of Windows resources in the most resilient fashion imaginable29,016,107MIT
xdg-homeThe user's home directory as per XDG Specification28,142,934MIT
windows-versionWindows version information16,553,467MIT OR Apache-2.0
webview2-com-sysBindings generated with the windows crate for the WebView2 COM APIs15,228,481MIT
webview2-comRust bindings for the WebView2 COM APIs15,059,616MIT
webview2-com-macrosMacros which generate callback implementations for WebView2 COM APIs14,640,488MIT
wildGlob (wildcard) expanded command-line arguments on Windows13,919,868Apache-2.0 OR MIT
wioWindows IO wrapper12,305,730MIT/Apache-2.0
interprocessInterprocess communication toolkit11,838,1950BSD OR Apache-2.0
enable-ansi-supportEnable ANSI escape code support on Windows 106,932,343MIT
windows-serviceA crate that provides facilities for management and implementation of windows services5,755,371MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows-bindgenCode generator for Windows metadata5,538,977MIT OR Apache-2.0
d3d12Low level D3D12 API wrapper5,390,781MIT OR Apache-2.0
winverwinver is a tiny crate to detect real OS version on Windows depending on windows crate only.
There are several ways to get…5,000,176MIT
windows-metadataLow-level metadata library for ECMA-3354,750,017MIT OR Apache-2.0
junctionlibrary for working with NTFS junctions4,749,799MIT
shared_memoryA user friendly crate that allows you to share memory between processes4,691,153MIT OR Apache-2.0
serial-windowsSerial port implementation for Windows.4,123,266MIT
wmiWMI crate for rust.4,033,567MIT OR Apache-2.0
system_shutdownRust library for shut down, reboot or log out operations.3,773,931MIT/Apache-2.0
win-sysThin Rust wrapper around some Windows native apis3,769,109MIT OR Apache-2.0
comUtilities for implementing COM Client and Servers3,553,930MIT
wepoll-sysRaw bindings to the wepoll library2,119,281MPL-2.0
pathosA natural API for handling OS-specific user or system directories, including iOS and Android.1,790,625Apache-2.0 OR MIT
advisory-lockA cross-platform advisory file lock.1,598,904MIT
known-foldersA safe wrapper around the Known Folders API on Windows1,551,856Apache-2.0 OR MIT
filetime_creationAn enhanced version of filetime, which can set file creation time on Windows before Rust 1.75.1,307,381MIT/Apache-2.0
windows-aclRust crate to simplify Windows ACL operations1,202,482MIT
win32jobA safe API for Windows' job objects.1,090,108MIT OR Apache-2.0
waitpid-anyWait for any PID, an extension to waitpid(2)1,077,849MIT OR Apache-2.0
getifaddrsA cross-platform library for retrieving network interface addresses and indices
(getifaddrs, if_nametoindex, if_indextoname).1,001,992MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows-permissionsSafe Rust bindings to Windows permissions APIs840,161MIT
wfdA simple to use abstraction over the Open and Save dialogs in the Windows API807,665MIT
raw_syncLightweight wrapper around OS synchronization primitives742,986MIT OR Apache-2.0
wepoll-sys-stjepangA fork of wepoll-sys with stjepang's patches682,352MPL-2.0
windows-captureFastest Windows Screen Capture Library For Rust 🔥571,182MIT
expectrlA tool for automating terminal applications in Unix like Don libes expect564,169MIT
editpeResource Editor for parsing and modification of Windows Portable Executables and their resources420,264BSD-2-Clause
interprocess-docfixInterprocess communication toolkit. Docs fixed.418,700MIT OR Apache-2.0
uiautomationUI Automation Framework for Windows392,749Apache-2.0
ntfsA low-level NTFS filesystem library375,305MIT OR Apache-2.0
conptyA library which provides an interface for ConPTY370,834MIT
uiautomation_deriveUI Automation Derive341,012Apache-2.0
nt-stringIdiomatic Rust implementations for various Windows string types335,079MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows-dllMacro for dynamically loading windows dll functions316,311MIT
zeroconfcross-platform library that wraps ZeroConf/mDNS implementations like Bonjour or Avahi314,114non-standard
windows-dll-codegenMacro for dynamically loading windows dll functions312,378MIT
druid-shellPlatform abstracting application shell used for Druid toolkit.291,749Apache-2.0
comedyWindows error handling, COM, and handles281,013MIT/Apache-2.0
wdk-macrosA collection of macros that help make it easier to interact with wdk-sys's direct bindings. This should not be directly consumed,…277,223MIT OR Apache-2.0
wdk-sysDirect bindings to APIs available in the Windows Development Kit (WDK)276,753MIT OR Apache-2.0
raw_sync_2Lightweight wrapper around OS synchronization primitives272,826MIT OR Apache-2.0
guid_winWindows GUID/CLSID/IID string and binary serialization272,633MIT/Apache-2.0
palaverCross-platform polyfills.
This library attempts to provide reliable polyfills for functionality that isn't implemented on all…271,531MIT OR Apache-2.0
filetime_winWindows FILETIME and SYSTEMTIME string and binary serialization270,385MIT/Apache-2.0
registryA safe wrapper for the Windows Registry API267,845MIT OR Apache-2.0
win_udsWindows Unix Domain Socket263,708Unlicense
shared_memory_extendedA user friendly crate that allows you to share memory between processes262,228MIT OR Apache-2.0
is-rootA simple library to detect whether you are root/admin or not247,422MIT
wasapiBindings for the Wasapi API on Windows214,903MIT
traceloggingTraceLogging for Rust164,750MIT
tracelogging_dynamicTraceLoggingDynamic for Rust161,570MIT
wepoll-bindingSafe bindings to the wepoll library153,539MPL-2.0
eventlogA log-compatible wrapper around the Windows Event Log API144,803MIT OR Apache-2.0
win-crypto-ngSafe bindings to Windows Cryptography API: Next Generation98,722BSD-3-Clause
winlogA simple Rust log backend to send messages to the Windows event log.97,003MIT OR Apache-2.0
w32-errorEncapsulates Windows API error codes.95,730Apache-2.0 OR MIT
windows_firewallA crate for managing Windows Firewall rules and settings.89,871MIT/Apache-2.0
outlook-pstOutlook PST Store Provider in Rust84,670MIT
quorkA collection of small things that don't deserve their own crate83,484MIT OR Apache-2.0
winapi_forked_icmpapiRaw FFI bindings for all of Windows API.78,309MIT/Apache-2.0
autopilotA simple, cross-platform GUI automation library for Rust.77,460MIT OR Apache-2.0
printersGet printers and print files on unix and windows76,425MIT
shared_memory_deriveSupport crate that provides macros for the shared_memory crate.75,987MIT OR Apache-2.0
check_elevationCheck if the current process is elevated. A successor to the `is_elevated` crate. Now no_std!65,403BSD-2-Clause
win_desktop_duplicationSimple and efficient DXGI desktop duplication api65,284MIT OR Apache-2.0
ipipeCross-platform named-pipe API.61,372MIT OR Apache-2.0
winfspRust bindings to WinFSP57,038GPL-3.0
windirsA safe wrapper around `SHGetKnownFolderPath`.53,887Apache-2.0 OR MIT
winpty-sysRust winpty bindings53,136MIT
rawcopy-rs-nextRawCopy crate provides the capability to use "Volume Shadow Copy technology" for file copying in Rust.Primarily aimed at…48,812MIT
win32consoleProvides a wrapper to interact with the windows console from rust48,145MIT
wslapiManaging the Windows Subsystem for Linux47,798Apache-2.0 OR MIT
iosliceno_std I/O slices that are still optionally ABI compatible with std and lbc47,724MIT
outlook-mapiRust bindings for the Outlook MAPI interface45,726MIT
winputA high-level interface to Windows' input system.43,009MIT
windows-dpapiSafe Rust wrapper around Windows DPAPI using machine scope encryption. Ideal for RMM agents and headless system tools.40,741MIT OR Apache-2.0
winrt-toastA toast notification library for Windows 10 and 11.40,229MIT
winfsp_wrs_sysWinFSP wrapper for rust38,615MIT
dl_apiThe easiest, simplest and safest way to load dynamic (shared object) libraries from Rust!38,171Apache-2.0 OR Zlib
tauri-plugin-printerTauri Plugin for printer access38,145MIT
winfsp_wrsWinFSP wrapper for rust37,661MIT
ddc-enhanced-rsDDC/CI high level library for Rust (cross platform)35,284MIT
winfsp_wrs_buildWinFSP wrapper for rust33,775MIT
one_collectCross-platform library for capturing machine-level traces.33,040MIT
app-memory-usage-fetcherQuery a supported operating system to get the amount of memory used by the current Rust application.32,673Apache-2.0
compressed-rtf[MS-OXRTFCP]: Rich Text Format (RTF) Compression Algorithm32,448MIT
poggersmemory lib31,032GPL-2.0
ui-sysNative bindings to the minimalist, cross-platform, widget set `libui`30,961MIT
winfsp-sysRaw bindings to WinFSP30,856GPL-3.0
iuiSimple, small, easy to distribute GUI bindings.29,585MIT
planifplanif is a builder pattern wrapper for the windows task scheduler API of windows-rs.27,898MIT
tfcThe Fat Controller. A library for simulating mouse and keyboard events.27,384MIT OR Apache-2.0
dgewsEasy multithreaded toy windowing system for learning purposes only25,437MIT/Apache-2.0
outlook-mapi-sysBindings generated with the windows crate for the Outlook MAPI interface25,289MIT
proxyconfWindows proxy configuration from the command line.23,358MIT
winfwInteract with the Windows Firewall from Rust22,932MIT/Apache-2.0
winreg2Rust bindings to MS Windows Registry API22,304MIT
gnurx-sysRegular expression functionality from glibc extracted into a separate library, for Win3221,899LGPL-2.1-or-later
winlog2A simple Rust log backend to send messages to the Windows event log.21,449MIT OR Apache-2.0
windows-servicesWindows services21,354MIT OR Apache-2.0
nt_versionQueries the major, minor and build version of Windows (NT) efficiently.21,266Unlicense
libmemAdvanced Game Hacking Library (Windows/Linux/FreeBSD)20,939AGPL-3.0
winresultwindows result codes20,454Apache-2.0 OR MIT
mscorlib-sysRaw FFI bindings for mscorlib20,291MIT
gqlmapi-rsRust bindings for https://github.com/microsoft/gqlmapi20,244MIT
winarm-cpufeaturesAArch64 feature detection that fills the Windows-on-ARM gap in std::arch::is_aarch64_feature_detected!. Wires every PF_ARM_*…20,208MIT OR Apache-2.0
rs-drivelistThis is basically a Rust implementation of [Balena's drivelist](https://github.com/balena-io-modules/drivelist)20,089MIT OR Apache-2.0
nt-hiveAccess keys, values, and data stored in Windows hive (registry) files19,970GPL-2.0-or-later
fenestrojEasier wrappers for Win32 API stuff, safe when possible18,962Zlib
oaidlCrate to manage conversions to/from SAFEARRAY, VARIANT, and BSTR data structures in COM interop18,732MIT
windows-drivesSafe Win32 API wrappers for access to raw binary data on physical drives18,624MIT
hcs-rsRust abstractions for HCS APIs.17,999MIT/Apache-2.0
cfileRust bindings to C *FILE stream17,968MIT
wineventhookA rusty wrapper over SetWinEventHook and UnhookWinEvent.17,678MIT
win32-version-infoRetrieve file version info (file description, file version, etc.) from Windows files17,391MIT OR Apache-2.0
winutils-rsRust wrappers of various Windows API and definitions.16,394MIT
tracing-layer-win-eventlogLayer for the tracing_subscriber to write to the Windows EventLog16,301MIT
dxfilterProcess textures with DirectX shaders. Includes few Scale, Color conversion filters and utils to make your own.16,207MIT OR Apache-2.0
wslpath-rsPure Rust implementation of wslpath16,156MPL-2.0
virtdisk-rsRust abstractions for VirtDisk APIs.16,018MIT/Apache-2.0
winrt-toast-rebornA toast notification library for Windows 10 and 11.15,729MIT
pipe_watcherA pipe reader and writer for the terminal. Made for use with the ipipe Rust library.15,121MIT OR Apache-2.0
winmmfA mostly safe Rust wrapper around Named Shared Memory on Windows. WIP14,687MPL-2.0
pixel_casterCast pixels to and from the screen by managing their RGBA values. Import characters from .png files14,626MIT
proc_memmanage processes, modules and read/write their memory on windows14,542MIT OR Apache-2.0
anticipateAutomate terminal applications in Unix like Don libes expect14,431MIT
installed_pkgA simple cross-platform crate that lists all the apps installed on a system.13,521MIT OR Apache-2.0
native-timerTimer library which uses OS timer capabilities.13,353MIT
willhookCapture all keyboard and mouse input regardless of application focus on the active windows desktop13,330MIT
win-hotkeyA lightweight, thread-safe Rust library for managing system-wide hotkeys on Windows, with high-level abstractions and…13,189Apache-2.0
keyboard_listener_windowsYou can use this library to listen your keyboard press and release ON windows.12,608MIT
whomeA command line program for detecting the current user's name and environment. A
rust replacement for `whoami` and `hostname` with…12,520Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0 OR MIT
stop-threadVarious ways of stopping threads on various platforms, without requiring the thread to poll.11,987CC0-1.0
wnfSafe bindings for the Windows Notification Facility11,986MIT OR Apache-2.0
mcomMaulingMonkey's COM wrappers11,950Apache-2.0 OR MIT
wslpath2Convert Windows to WSL paths and vice-versa11,897MIT
thin_main_loopThin, cross-platform, main event loop. A building block for native GUI applications, among other use cases.11,742Apache-2.0/MIT
CreateProcessWCreate and handle processes on Windows using the Win32 API11,480MIT OR Apache-2.0
win-hotkeysA lightweight, thread-safe rust library for system-wide hotkey management on Windows11,451MIT
winstrwindows strings (BSTR only so far)11,340Apache-2.0 OR MIT
tlhelp32A small wrapper around the tlhelp32 windows API11,194MIT
direct-storageRust bindings for DirectStorage11,116Apache-2.0 OR MIT
vjoy-sysRust bindings to vJoy - a virtual input device driver for Windows10,998MIT OR Apache-2.0
usn-journal-rsA Rust library for working with the NTFS USN change journal and enumerating the MFT.10,642MIT
slim-detours-sysRust bindings to KNSoft.SlimDetours10,567MIT
winio-winui3WinUI3 bindings (subset) for Rust10,497MIT
libui-ffiEasy to build low-level bindings to 'libui-ng'10,384MIT
windows-hotkeysA simple thread safe abstraction to manage system-wide hotkeys on windows10,378MIT
hw强大而统一的跨平台硬件监控工具10,162non-standard
com-policy-configRust bindings to IPolicyConfig COM API10,143MIT
libmem-sysAdvanced Game Hacking Library (Windows/Linux/FreeBSD)10,135AGPL-3.0
vjoyIdiomatic and safe wrapper for vjoy-sys10,023MIT OR Apache-2.0
dhcXInput/rawinput abstraction library for Win329,875Apache-2.0
windows-wrappersA collection of safe wrappers for the windows-rs crate.9,834non-standard
processkitAsync child-process management for tokio: whole-tree kill-on-drop (no orphans), plus streaming, pipelines, timeouts, and…9,816MIT
memory_utilsA memory reading/writing utility using Windows and mach API9,802MIT
tempfile-istreamCOM IStream on an exclusive temp file which is deleted on release9,656MIT
winres-editLoad, create and modify windows resources in existing executables (.exe or .res)9,621Apache-2.0 OR MIT
fsfilter-rsA rust library to monitor filesystem and more in windows9,429MIT