Is known-folders safe to use?

known-folders has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.4.2). DepScope rates its health at 65/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of known-folders?

The latest version of known-folders is 1.4.2, released 2026-03-17.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of known-folders.

No, known-folders is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.4.2 (2026-03-17).

Popular alternatives to known-folders in Cargo include: hashbrown, getrandom, windows-sys, syn.

known-folders is licensed under Apache-2.0 OR MIT.

cargov1.4.2

A safe wrapper around the Known Folders API on Windows

License Apache-2.0 OR MITpermissive9 versions0 deps198,327 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 65/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

6/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

API access

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