Is hidapi safe to use?

hidapi has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (0.15.0). DepScope rates its health at 64/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of hidapi?

The latest version of hidapi is 0.15.0, released 2026-03-20.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of hidapi.

No, hidapi is actively maintained. Latest release: 0.15.0 (2026-03-20).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for hidapi at this time.

hidapi is licensed under GPL-3.0-only OR BSD-3-Clause OR HIDAPI.

homebrewv0.15.0

Library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices

License GPL-3.0-only OR BSD-3-Clause OR HIDAPIpermissive1 versions1 maintainers2 deps311 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 64/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

7/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (2)

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/homebrew/hidapi

Last updated · 2026-03-20T11:35:28Z