Decision Workspace
ilmenite vs oxideav-scribe vs rasterrocket
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
ilmenite
growingv0.14.0
A rust library for shaping, placing, and rasterizing text primarily for Basalt.
54
oxideav-scribe
experimentalv0.1.7
Pure-Rust vector font shaper + layout for the oxideav framework — TrueType / OTF outline access, GSUB ligatures, GPOS kerning, mark attachment, CBDT colour bitmaps. Pixel pipeline lives in oxideav-raster.
51
rasterrocket
experimentalv1.0.1
PDF to pixel buffer — pure Rust, zero Poppler. For the CLI tool: cargo install rasterrocket-cli
Core Metrics
| ilmenite | oxideav-scribe | rasterrocket | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 54 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 23.8K | 1.0K | 34 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.0K | 0 |
| Dependents | 19 | 16 | 2 |
| Releases | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1122d ago | 21d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 22d | 13d |
Health Breakdown
ilmenite
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
oxideav-scribe
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
rasterrocket
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ilmenite | oxideav-scribe | rasterrocket | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.14.0 | 0.1.7 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 1.5MB | 51KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •oxideav-scribe leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ilmenite has the most downloads (23.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ ilmenite has not been updated in over a year.
- •ilmenite, oxideav-scribe are pre-1.0 — API may change.