smol-rs/smol
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A small and fast async runtime for Rust observed · 2026-09-29
Health v2 · maintenance only
62/100
- Activity 87
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2450
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 78
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
5079 stars · 197 forks observed · 2026-09-29
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
smol is a small and fast async runtime for Rust that re-exports a set of composable async crates (executor, I/O, networking, locks, channels). It provides a lightweight alternative to larger runtimes like Tokio.
Use cases
- run async Rust code with a lightweight runtime
- async TCP/UDP networking in Rust
- async file system operations
- build custom async executors
- run async processes and timers without Tokio
When to avoid
- your project depends on the Tokio ecosystem of libraries
- you need a runtime with extensive middleware and ecosystem tooling
Facets
library · maturity stable
concurrency networking http-client file-system developer-tools networking backend rust cross-platform windows async-runtime futures executor lightweight linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/smol-rs/smol · fetched 2026-09-29 · 8dead859071b
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/smol · fetched 2026-08-29 · dbc4db4e7121
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| smol-rs/smol | main | 62 |
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