Decision Workspace
ft2 vs freetype-rs vs rasterrocket-font
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
ft2
growingv0.2.1
Bonds for FreeType font library
55
freetype-rs
growingv0.38.0
Bindings for FreeType font library
42
rasterrocket-font
experimentalv1.0.1
FreeType glyph cache and outline rendering for the rasterrocket PDF renderer
Core Metrics
| ft2 | freetype-rs | rasterrocket-font | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 55 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 8.4K | 2.3M | 39 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 63.2K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 402 | 2 |
| Releases | 5 | 59 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1780d ago | 502d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 8y 4m | 11y 5m | 13d |
Health Breakdown
ft2
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
freetype-rs
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
rasterrocket-font
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ft2 | freetype-rs | rasterrocket-font | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.38.0 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 105KB | 106KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •freetype-rs leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •freetype-rs is depended on by 402 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ft2, freetype-rs have not been updated in over a year.
- •ft2, freetype-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.