# burtonageo/cargo-bundle

Wrap rust executables in OS-specific app bundles

Repository: https://github.com/burtonageo/cargo-bundle
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cargo-bundle
Language: Rust
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-23T12:02:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3888, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1371, forks 100 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:32.087848+00:00)

## What it is
cargo-bundle is a Cargo subcommand that wraps Rust executables into OS-specific application bundles and installers. It supports macOS .app bundles, Linux .deb and .AppImage packages, and Windows .msi installers, configured via a metadata section in Cargo.toml.

## Use cases
- package a rust gui app as a macos .app bundle
- create a deb package from a cargo project
- build an appimage for my rust application
- generate an msi installer for a windows rust executable
- bundle a rust binary for distribution
- create a universal binary app bundle on macos

## When to choose
- you have a Rust GUI executable and want native OS app bundles or installers
- you want packaging configured directly in Cargo.toml and driven by a cargo subcommand
- you need macOS universal binaries or Linux deb/AppImage output

## When to avoid
- you need Android .apk or full rpm support, which is not yet available
- you need a full-featured installer with complex custom install logic
- iOS and Windows bundling is still experimental and may not fit production needs

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, build-tool, deployment
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, rust, cli
- tags: cargo-subcommand, app-bundle, packaging, appimage, deb, msi, rust-executables, command-line, macos, linux, ios

## Member repositories
- burtonageo/cargo-bundle (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:32.087848+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:40:49.521764+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/burtonageo/cargo-bundle (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:32.087848+00:00, sha 0f4b426c027b)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/cargo-bundle (fetched 2026-08-29T11:57:25.417341+00:00, sha 8b6aaef11baa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.