Decision Workspace
gerb vs norad vs truetype
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
gerb
growingv0.0.1-alpha+2023-04-27
Font editor for UFO 3 fonts.
59
norad
growingv0.18.2
Read and write Unified Font Object files.
57
truetype
growingv0.48.2
The package provides a builder and parser of TrueType fonts.
Core Metrics
| gerb | norad | truetype | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 59 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 16.6K | 96.6K | 278.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 4.0K | 1.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 58 | 136 |
| Releases | 11 | 32 | 100 |
| Last Updated | 1065d ago | 11d ago | 316d ago |
| Age | 4y | 6y 10m | 10y 7m |
Health Breakdown
gerb
Maintenance
4
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
norad
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
truetype
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| gerb | norad | truetype | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1-alpha+2023-04-27 | 0.18.2 | 0.48.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 19 | 21 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 533KB | 106KB | 32KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 9.1% | 6.3% | 3.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •norad leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •truetype has the most downloads (278.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •truetype is depended on by 136 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gerb has not been updated in over a year.