Decision Workspace
fontloader vs fontique vs swash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
fontloader
growingv0.1.0-alpha.0
Cross platform native font loader
69
fontique
growingv0.8.0
Font enumeration and fallback.
66
swash
growingv0.2.7
Font introspection, complex text shaping and glyph rendering.
Core Metrics
| fontloader | fontique | swash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 69 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 623.3K | 5.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 161.8K | 553.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 26 | 602 |
| Releases | 1 | 8 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 1375d ago | today | today |
| Age | 3y 9m | 1y 11m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
fontloader
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
fontique
Maintenance
21
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
swash
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| fontloader | fontique | swash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0-alpha.0 | 0.8.0 | 0.2.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 14 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 59KB | 238KB |
| Features | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56.1 | 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.
- •⚠ fontloader has not been updated in over a year.