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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to unicode-linebreak
Short answerThe closest alternatives to unicode-linebreak on crates.io data are icu_collections (2.5M real downloads a day), icu_properties_data (2.5M real downloads a day), icu_properties (2.5M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is icu_collections, and 7 shipped a release in the last year. unicode-linebreak itself gets 324,510 a day with 96 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs unicode-linebreak | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| icu_collections Pulled in | 2,507,923 | 7.73x | 25 | 2d | category Internationalization (i18n), keyword "unicode" | compare |
| icu_properties_data Pulled in | 2,505,718 | 7.72x | 8 | 2d | category Internationalization (i18n), keyword "unicode" | compare |
| icu_properties Established | 2,501,772 | 7.71x | 118 | 2d | category Internationalization (i18n), keyword "unicode" | compare |
| icu_normalizer_data Pulled in | 2,473,115 | 7.62x | 10 | 2d | category Internationalization (i18n), keyword "unicode" | compare |
| icu_normalizer Pulled in | 2,472,932 | 7.62x | 89 | 2d | category Internationalization (i18n), keyword "unicode" | compare |
| idna_adapter Pulled in | 2,429,162 | 7.49x | 41 | 6mo | category Internationalization (i18n), keyword "unicode" | compare |
| icu_locale_core Established | 2,233,122 | 6.88x | 107 | 2d | category Internationalization (i18n), keyword "unicode" | compare |
| utf8_iter Pulled in | 2,136,300 | 6.58x | 12 | 2.9y | category Internationalization (i18n), keyword "unicode" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with unicode-linebreak; read its description before you swap.
- More dependents means more answered questions and a smaller chance it disappears.
- Check the last release against how fast you need fixes. For unicode-linebreak: is it still maintained?
Rules
Alternatives = tracked crates (top 1000 by downloads) that share a specific crates.io category (2 points each) or keyword (3 points each) with unicode-linebreak, most similar first; its own parts (same name prefix) and crates it depends on or that depend on it are left out, because those are companions, not substitutes. Real downloads = quiet-day median, crates.io data Oct 24, 2026. Built when we find 3 or more.
Up next
The closest alternative: Few direct dependents and steady. 2,507,923 real downloads a day.icu_collectionsRust crate. Collection of API for use in ICU libraries. Real use: 2.5M downloads a day on quiet days; 25 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time