Is watchexec safe to use?

watchexec has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (8.2.0). DepScope rates its health at 79/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of watchexec?

The latest version of watchexec is 8.2.0, released 2026-03-02.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of watchexec.

No, watchexec is actively maintained. Latest release: 8.2.0 (2026-03-02).

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

watchexec is licensed under Apache-2.0.

cargov8.2.0

Library to execute commands in response to file modifications

License Apache-2.0permissive78 versions0 deps432,790 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 79/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

5/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

API access

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