Decision Workspace
kaku vs easytext vs wgpu_canvas
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
kaku
growingv0.1.1
A text rendering crate for wgpu using signed distance fields
38
easytext
growingv0.0.3
A dead simple, easy-to-use and basic text rendering library for wgpu.
63
wgpu_canvas
stablev5.0.8
A 2D WGPU renderer API for drawing text, shapes, and images with Rust.
Core Metrics
| kaku | easytext | wgpu_canvas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 38 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8K | 3.4K | 15.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 718d ago | 704d ago | 103d ago |
| Age | 1y 12m | 1y 11m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
kaku
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
easytext
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
wgpu_canvas
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| kaku | easytext | wgpu_canvas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.0.3 | 5.0.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 29KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wgpu_canvas leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ kaku, easytext have not been updated in over a year.
- •kaku, easytext are pre-1.0 — API may change.