--- title: Crate List | daily.dev description: A hand-curated directory of recommended Rust crates organized by use case, covering common utilities (random numbers, time, regex, HTTP), error handling,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/crate-list-lagx6fqup twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Crate List | daily.dev og:description: A hand-curated directory of recommended Rust crates organized by use case, covering common utilities (random numbers, time, regex, HTTP), error handling,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/crate-list-lagx6fqup og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/lAgx6FQUP.png og:image:alt: Crate List og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Crate List **[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 15 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hand-curated directory of recommended Rust crates organized by use case, covering common utilities (random numbers, time, regex, HTTP), error handling, logging, serialization, system APIs, math/scientific computing, FFI/interop with other languages, cryptography, networking (async runtimes, HTTP, gRPC), databases (SQL ORMs, connection pools), concurrency primitives, and graphics/GUI frameworks. Each category lists the top recommended crates with brief descriptions and links to documentation, helping Rust developers choose the right library for their needs. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [nik-rev/awesome-tiny-crates: A bunch of small crates that make writing Rust more fun](https://daily.dev/posts/nik-rev-awesome-tiny-crates-a-bunch-of-small-crates-that-make-writing-rust-more-fun-jr8oyfeum) · Lobsters · 7 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#rust](https://daily.dev/tags/rust) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/crate-list-lagx6fqup) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Crate List","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/crate-list-lagx6fqup","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/crate-list-lagx6fqup"},"datePublished":"2026-03-23T21:12:52.455Z","dateModified":"2026-03-23T21:13:17.107Z","description":"A hand-curated directory of recommended Rust crates organized by use case, covering common utilities (random numbers, time, regex, HTTP), error handling,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--CxzD6vbw--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2005","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--CxzD6vbw--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2005","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Lobsters","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Lobsters","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--tl8v_Fku--/f_auto,t_logo/v1698841318/logos/lobste.jpg","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/crate-list-lagx6fqup","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"rust","timeRequired":"PT15M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lobsters","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Crate List"}]} ```