Decision Workspace
fontique vs swash vs wgpu_text
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
69
fontique
growingv0.8.0
Font enumeration and fallback.
66
swash
growingv0.2.7
Font introspection, complex text shaping and glyph rendering.
62
wgpu_text
stablev29.0.0
A simple 2D text renderer for wgpu.
Core Metrics
| fontique | swash | wgpu_text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 69 | 66 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 623.3K | 5.7M | 67.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 161.8K | 553.3K | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 26 | 602 | 64 |
| Releases | 8 | 28 | 38 |
| Last Updated | today | today | 7d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 4y 11m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
fontique
Maintenance
21
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
swash
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
wgpu_text
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| fontique | swash | wgpu_text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.2.7 | 29.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 59KB | 238KB | 33KB |
| Features | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 10.7% | 2.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | — |
| Owners | 6 | 3 | 1 |
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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.
- •fontique, swash are pre-1.0 — API may change.