serde-rs

    serde-rs/serde

    Serialization framework for Rust

    backend
    derive
    no-std
    rust
    serde
    Rust
    Apache-2.0
    11.0K stars
    975 forks
    82 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 110 days ago, with 180 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a framework for serializing and deserializing Rust data structures efficiently and generically.
    • Enables seamless conversion between Rust types and various data formats with minimal boilerplate using derive macros.
    • Use for encoding and decoding JSON data in Rust applications with type safety and performance.
    • Use for implementing custom serialization formats in embedded or no-std Rust environments.
    • Use for interoperating Rust programs with external systems by converting data to and from common formats like JSON or YAML.

    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.

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    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

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    From the README

    Serde is a framework for serializing and deserializing Rust data structures efficiently and generically.

    Serde is one of the most widely used Rust libraries so any place that Rustaceans congregate will be able to help you out. For chat, consider trying the #rust-questions or #rust-beginners channels of the unofficial community Discord (invite: https://discord.gg/rust-lang-community), the #rust-usage or #beginners channels of the official Rust Project Discord (invite: https://discord.gg/rust-lang), or the #general stream in Zulip. For asynchronous, consider the [[rust] tag on StackOverflow]stackoverflow, the /r/rust subreddit which has a pinned weekly easy questions post, or the Rust Discourse forum. It's acceptable to file a support issue in this repo but they tend not to get as many eyes as any of the above and may get closed without a response after some time.

    Excerpt from the serde-rs/serde README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    975+46

    Open issues

    412+18

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