crablang/crab
A community fork of a language named after a plant fungus. All of the memory-safe features you love, now with 100% less bureaucracy! observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
30/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 88
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1240
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 744
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
5074 stars · 64 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
CrabLang is a community fork of the Rust programming language, providing the compiler, standard library, and toolchain renamed to avoid trademark restrictions. It tracks upstream Rust while offering an alternative governed by the community rather than a corporate foundation.
Use cases
- write memory-safe systems code without trademark concerns
- compile rust-like programs with the crab toolchain
- install a community-governed rust fork
- build projects with crabgo package manager
- escape restrictive foundation trademark policy
When to choose
- you want a rust-compatible toolchain free of trademark and corporate-governance constraints
- you support the community fork's goals and want to contribute to it
- you need memory-safe systems programming with familiar rust semantics
When to avoid
- you are happy with official Rust and its governance
- you need ecosystem compatibility guarantees, official tooling, or long-term corporate support
- you require a toolchain guaranteed to stay current, since the fork depends on upstream tracking
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
programming-language compiler developer-tools programming-languages compilers developer-tools windows cross-platform cli rust-fork community-fork memory-safety systems-programming crablang linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/crablang/crab · fetched 2026-08-28 · 81693f24b2cf
- homepage: https://www.crablang.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7bd80f5fd08f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| crablang/crab | main | 30 |
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