Decision Workspace
glyph_packer vs texture_packer vs piston-gfx_texture
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
glyph_packer
growingv0.0.2
A library for packing glyphs into a texture.
58
texture_packer
growingv0.30.0
A texture packing library using the skyline heuristic
52
piston-gfx_texture
growingv0.45.0
A Gfx texture representation that works nicely with Piston libraries
Core Metrics
| glyph_packer | texture_packer | piston-gfx_texture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 58 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 13.1K | 86.5K | 1.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 53 | 1.1K | 20.4K |
| Dependents | 4 | 156 | 173 |
| Releases | 3 | 33 | 50 |
| Last Updated | 3701d ago | 359d ago | 675d ago |
| Age | 11y | 11y 3m | 10y 10m |
Health Breakdown
glyph_packer
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
texture_packer
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
piston-gfx_texture
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| glyph_packer | texture_packer | piston-gfx_texture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.30.0 | 0.45.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 45KB | 49KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •texture_packer leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •piston-gfx_texture has the most downloads (1.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •piston-gfx_texture is depended on by 173 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ glyph_packer, piston-gfx_texture have not been updated in over a year.