Decision Workspace
fontsdf vs rusttype vs fontdue
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
fontsdf
growingv0.5.3
fontdue extension to generate sdf:s directly
55
rusttype
growingv0.9.3
A pure Rust alternative to libraries like FreeType. RustType provides an API for loading, querying and rasterising TrueType fonts. It also provides an implementation of a dynamic GPU glyph cache for hardware font rendering.
54
fontdue
growingv0.9.3
A simple no_std font parser and rasterizer.
Core Metrics
| fontsdf | rusttype | fontdue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 55 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 19.7K | 15.2M | 5.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 563.7K | 815.0K |
| Dependents | 1 | 2.2K | 2.0K |
| Releases | 15 | 40 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 190d ago | 1300d ago | 467d ago |
| Age | 4y | 10y 3m | 6y 8m |
Health Breakdown
fontsdf
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
rusttype
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
fontdue
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| fontsdf | rusttype | fontdue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.3 | 0.9.3 | 0.9.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT / Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR Zlib |
| Dependencies | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 158KB | 31KB | 141KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.0% | 14.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rusttype leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rusttype is depended on by 2.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rusttype, fontdue have not been updated in over a year.