RepoCurrent analysis · Rust · 30 days

Rust open-source momentum.

Rust projects increasingly power runtimes, package managers, databases, and developer infrastructure. This ranking separates current engineering movement from the long tail of historical popularity.

Independent 30-day order among tracked projects, not GitHub Trending's original ranking.

See GitHub's original daily order Add a Rust repository

Ranked projects

40

Median momentum

72

Sampled commits

2.9K

Active contributors

464

30-day leaderboard

Current movement, reasons attached.

Last source sync: 2026-10-21 02:26 UTC. Samples are capped and directional.

01
t8y2/dbx

25 MB lightweight cross-platform database client for 100+ databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, MongoDB, DuckDB, SQL Server, and Dameng. Built-in AI, MCP Server, CLI, desktop and Docker. | 轻量级跨平台数据库管理工具,支持 MySQL、PostgreSQL、SQLite、Redis、MongoDB、达梦等 100+ 数据库,提供桌面端、Docker、CLI、内置 AI 助手和 MCP。

27.1K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum87
Contributors30
Cadence1d
02
xerj-org/xerj

XERJ is the new way for AI to search data. Its autoindex capability activates agents to know your data without the token waste of grep and sed. One command indexes code, docs, logs and PDFs for search, RAG, security audits and agent memory, using 40x fewer tokens than grep. Elasticsearch compatible, so existing clients just work.

7.7K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum86
Contributors7
Cadence1d
03
longbridge/gpui-kit

Rust GUI components for building fantastic cross-platform desktop application by using GPUI.

18.4K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum85
Contributors35
Cadence6d
04
ruvnet/ruview

π RuView turns commodity WiFi signals into real-time spatial intelligence, vital sign monitoring, and presence detection — all without a single pixel of video.

98.5K stars · 98 sampled commits

Momentum85
Contributors3
Cadence1d
05
akitaonrails/ai-memory

Solution for long term memory for agent coding CLIs and to facilitate handoff between different agent vendors

11.5K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum84
Contributors4
Cadence1d
06
vercel/turborepo

Build system optimized for JavaScript and TypeScript, written in Rust

31.2K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum81
Contributors7
Cadence2d
07
aprilnea/openlogi

⚡️A native, local-first alternative to Logitech Options+, written in Rust 🦀 — remap buttons, DPI, and SmartShift over HID++. No account, no telemetry.

23.8K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum80
Contributors27
Cadence3d
08
openai/codex

Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal

129.7K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum80
Contributors37
Cadence1d
09
pnpm/pnpm

Fast, disk space efficient package manager

36.8K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum79
Contributors15
Cadence1d
10
nvidia/openshell

OpenShell is the safe, private runtime for autonomous AI agents.

16.8K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum77
Contributors27
Cadence7d
11
rustfs/rustfs

RustFS is an open-source, S3-compatible high-performance object storage system supporting migration and coexistence with other S3-compatible platforms such as MinIO and Ceph.

35.1K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum76
Contributors10
Cadence8d
12
pbakaus/impeccable

The design language that makes your AI harness better at design.

83.3K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum76
Contributors8
Cadence1d
13
alphaxiv/openresearch

Turn your coding agents into research agents

7.4K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum76
Contributors7
Cadence2d
14
trycua/cua

Scale computer-use 2.0 with open-source drivers, cross-OS sandboxes, and benchmarks for training, evaluation, and data generation.

30.1K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum75
Contributors4
Cadence1d
15
max-sixty/worktrunk

Worktrunk is a CLI for Git worktree management, designed for parallel AI agent workflows

9.3K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum75
Contributors6
Cadence6d
16
ankitects/anki

Anki is a smart spaced repetition flashcard program

32.1K stars · 52 sampled commits

Momentum74
Contributors19
Cadence7d
17
magnitudedev/magnitude

Open source inference engine that tunes its kernels on your hardware to find the fastest way to run each model. 2x faster than Ollama. Works on Apple Silicon, NVIDIA, AMD, or just a CPU.

7K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum73
Contributors4
Cadence1d
18
tonhowtf/omniget

Udemy & Hotmart course downloader, YouTube downloader (yt-dlp GUI, 1,800+ sites) + desktop app for AI agents: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Ollama. Permissions, undo, jobs, loops until tests pass, MCP server, 156 tools, course player. Free and open source for Windows, macOS and Linux. No terminal. Your files stay on your computer.

14.3K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum73
Contributors7
Cadence6d
20
block/buzz

A hive mind communication platform

36.1K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum72
Contributors14
Cadence6d
21
cloudflare/quiche

🥧 Savoury implementation of the QUIC transport protocol and HTTP/3

12.8K stars · 39 sampled commits

Momentum70
Contributors13
Cadence11d
22
dani-garcia/vaultwarden

Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs

69.2K stars · 35 sampled commits

Momentum70
Contributors15
Cadence22d
23
astral-sh/uv

An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust.

90.9K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum69
Contributors8
Cadence3d
24
pacifio/atlas

Source control for agents. Use multiple coding agents, track their changes and query them in one place

9.6K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum69
Contributors4
Cadence7d
25
denoland/deno

A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript.

108.7K stars · 19 sampled commits

Momentum67
Contributors13
Cadence12d
26
oven-sh/bun

Incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, test runner, and package manager – all in one

96.3K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum65
Contributors5
Cadence28d
27
chroma-core/chroma

Search infrastructure for AI

29.5K stars · 33 sampled commits

Momentum65
Contributors5
Cadence7d
28
nushell/nushell

A new type of shell

40.7K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum64
Contributors35
Cadence21d
29
rust-lang/rust

Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.

120.5K stars · 99 sampled commits

Momentum62
Contributors19
Cadence23d
30
storytold/artcraft

ArtCraft is an intentional crafting engine for artists, designers, and filmmakers

34.4K stars · 19 sampled commits

Momentum61
Contributors4
Cadence22d
31
qdrant/qdrant

Qdrant - High-performance, massive-scale Vector Database and Vector Search Engine for the next generation of AI. Also available in the cloud https://cloud.qdrant.io/

35.2K stars · 100 sampled commits

Momentum60
Contributors17
Cadence28d
32
sharkdp/bat

A cat(1) clone with wings.

60.8K stars · 24 sampled commits

Momentum59
Contributors8
Cadence90d
33
zellij-org/zellij

A terminal workspace with batteries included

35.8K stars · 35 sampled commits

Momentum59
Contributors13
Cadence63d
34
yynxxxxx/codex-x

OpenAI Codex 桌面端/CLI 的可视化管理工具,具有Provider/API 切换、会话同步、提示词注入、Skills/MCP 管理、TOML 配置可视化的跨平台工具。

4.2K stars · 40 sampled commits

Momentum59
Contributors1
Cadence5d
35
starship/starship

☄🌌️ The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!

60.3K stars · 49 sampled commits

Momentum53
Contributors20
Cadence80d
36
casey/just

🤖 Just a command runner

36.4K stars · 25 sampled commits

Momentum51
Contributors1
Cadence16d
37
sharkdp/fd

A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'

44.8K stars · 17 sampled commits

Momentum49
Contributors4
Cadence90d
38
alacritty/alacritty

A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.

66K stars · 2 sampled commits

Momentum44
Contributors2
Cadence52d
39
wezterm/wezterm

A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust

29.3K stars · 6 sampled commits

Momentum44
Contributors3
Cadence64d
40
burntsushi/ripgrep

ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore

69.2K stars · 0 sampled commits

Momentum38
Contributors0
Cadence90d

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What this ranking is good for.

Use it to find Rust projects that are actively shipping, compare infrastructure candidates, and spot emerging repositories before star counts become the consensus view.

A high score does not guarantee production readiness. Review unsafe code, dependency policy, platform support, and operational maturity before adoption.

Is this GitHub Trending's original Rust ranking?

No. This page sorts tracked repositories by RepoCurrent's independent 30-day momentum score. The homepage displays GitHub Trending's original daily order, with links to its weekly and monthly lists.

What makes a Rust repository trend on RepoCurrent?

The 30-day score combines sampled development activity, active contributors, issue-resolution health, and release cadence. Lifetime stars are shown as context but do not determine rank.

Is this a list of the best Rust repositories?

No. It is a directional shortlist of projects showing current movement. Technical fit, security, licensing, API stability, and production readiness require separate evaluation.

How often does this ranking update?

RepoCurrent refreshes its capped GitHub activity samples every two hours and records the source update time on each repository.