Rust crate maintenance · data Oct 29, 2026
Is chroma still maintained?
Short answerYes: actively maintained. chroma's newest version, 0.15.0, shipped on Jun 30, 2026 (4 months ago). It has had 12 releases in the last 12 months and 17 in 24, and 18 non-yanked versions since 2024. 3 crates depend on it and it gets 2,436 real downloads a day.
The signals
- Last release: 4 months ago (0.15.0, Jun 30, 2026).
- Release rhythm: 12 in the last year, 17 in two.
- Still used: 2,436 real downloads a day, quiet-day trend -47% against the field.
- Pre-1.0: 0.15.0; minor bumps may break you, so pin the minor version.
Releases per quarter, last 2 years
| Quarter | Releases | |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 to Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | |
| Jan 31 to May 1, 2025 | 0 | |
| May 2 to Jul 31, 2025 | 0 | |
| Aug 1 to Oct 30, 2025 | 5 | |
| Oct 31 to Jan 29, 2026 | 6 | |
| Jan 30 to Apr 30, 2026 | 5 | |
| May 1 to Jul 30, 2026 | 1 | |
| Jul 31 to Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
Rules
From crates.io release history (non-yanked versions), fetched Oct 29, 2026: last release within 6 months = actively maintained; within 18 months = slow cadence; older with 1,000+ dependents = quiet and widely relied on; otherwise quiet. We do not read commits or issues: a crate can be finished and safe without new releases, and active on GitHub without publishing. Run cargo audit for security advisories.
Up next
The full numbers: Few direct dependents and losing ground. Chart, alternatives and badge.chromaRust crate. Client for Chroma, the AI-native cloud database. Real use: 2.4K downloads a day on quiet days; 3 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
Art: Nicholas Roerich, Nag Lake (1925). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
.jpg){kind=link}