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    rust-lang/rustup

    The Rust toolchain installer

    backend
    hacktoberfest
    rust
    rustlang
    toolchain
    Rust
    Apache-2.0
    7.1K stars
    1.1K forks
    7.1K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 4, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    The project lists 406 contributors on GitHub.

    Gained 17% fewer stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Installs and manages Rust programming language toolchains across stable, beta, and nightly channels.
    • Enables seamless switching and updating of Rust compilers while simplifying cross-compilation with prebuilt standard libraries.
    • Use for setting up Rust development environments on multiple platforms including Windows with minimal configuration.
    • Use for maintaining multiple Rust versions simultaneously to test code compatibility across different compiler releases.
    • Use for automating Rust toolchain updates and managing dependencies in continuous integration workflows.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

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    From the README

    Rustup installs The Rust Programming Language from the official release channels, enabling you to easily switch between stable, beta, and nightly compilers and keep them updated. It makes cross-compiling simpler with binary builds of the standard library for common platforms. And it runs on all platforms Rust supports, including Windows.

    See The Rustup book for documentation on installing and using Rustup.

    The latest documentation for the master branch can be found under devel.

    Excerpt from the rust-lang/rustup README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    1.1K+20

    Open issues

    425-32

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