Decision Workspace
cff-parser vs fontique vs swash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
cff-parser
growingv0.2.0
A parser for the Compact Font Format (CFF)
69
fontique
growingv0.8.0
Font enumeration and fallback.
66
swash
growingv0.2.7
Font introspection, complex text shaping and glyph rendering.
Core Metrics
| cff-parser | fontique | swash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 69 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6M | 623.3K | 5.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 443.1K | 157.8K | 537.6K |
| Dependents | 5 | 26 | 602 |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 55d ago | today | today |
| Age | 1y 1m | 1y 11m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
cff-parser
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
fontique
Maintenance
21
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
swash
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cff-parser | fontique | swash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.8.0 | 0.2.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 59KB | 238KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 6 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fontique leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •swash has the most downloads (5.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •swash is depended on by 602 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.