Maturin

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Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

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Maturin is ranked #17 of 27 in Python package managers on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.

Compared on Python package managers

Free plan: Yes
Lockfile support: Yes
Environment management: No
Package publishing: Yes
Dependency groups: Yes
Supported platforms: cross-platform

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The record

Purpose: Maturin builds and publishes Rust crates with Python bindings, as well as Rust binaries, as Python packages.
Bindings: It supports PyO3, cffi, UniFFI, and binary bindings.
Python support: The guide says Maturin supports building wheels for Python 3.8 and later, with basic PyPy and GraalPy support.
Build commands: Its main commands are `maturin new` to create a configured Cargo project, `maturin build` to build wheels, and `maturin develop` to build and install a module in the current virtual environment.
Packaging: Maturin can build source distributions when configured through `pyproject.toml` and invoked with `--sdist`.
Publishing: The guide says Maturin can upload packages to PyPI and recommends `uv publish` for publishing packages built with `maturin build`.
Installation: The guide lists binary downloads, pipx, uv, and pip as installation options.
Platform releases: Downloadable binaries are built for Windows, Linux, and macOS, with listed architectures including x86, ARM, and PowerPC variants.
Linux compatibility: For widely usable Linux wheels, the guide says to use a manylinux Docker image or build with zig; Maturin checks generated libraries and assigns wheel platform tags.
CI integration: The `maturin generate-ci` command can generate a GitHub Actions workflow for building and publishing release artifacts.
Trusted publishing: Generated GitHub Actions workflows can use PyPI trusted publishing with OpenID Connect instead of an API token.
Development limit: The guide notes that `maturin develop` is faster but does not support every feature available when installing after `maturin build`.
Security and compliance: The guide describes manylinux compatibility checks for Linux wheels; no security certification or compliance program is stated on the pages reviewed.

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Sources

maturin.rs· checked 7 Oct 2026
maturin.rs/bindings· checked 7 Oct 2026
maturin.rs/platform_support· checked 7 Oct 2026
maturin.rs/distribution.html· checked 7 Oct 2026