Decision Workspace
fontcore vs wuff vs harfbuzz
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
fontcore
experimentalv0.0.12
Load fonts, select faces, shape text, and export SVG in Rust.
68
wuff
experimentalv0.2.7
Pure-rust WOFF and WOFF2 font decoding
66
harfbuzz
growingv0.7.0
High-level Rust bindings to the HarfBuzz text shaping engine
Core Metrics
| fontcore | wuff | harfbuzz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 68 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 34 | 266.5K | 390.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 27.7K | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 340 | 5 |
| Releases | 2 | 11 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 95d ago | 1d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 3m | 10m | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
fontcore
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
wuff
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
harfbuzz
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| fontcore | wuff | harfbuzz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.12 | 0.2.7 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 203KB | 26KB | 17KB |
| Features | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 7 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •wuff leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •harfbuzz has the most downloads (390.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wuff is depended on by 340 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.