Decision Workspace
lumentype vs fontdue vs wgpu_glyph
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
lumentype
experimentalv0.0.3
The fastest feature-complete no-std fast font parser, rasterizer, and blitter. LTR/RTL, Color Emoji, and advanced layout features.
54
fontdue
growingv0.9.3
A simple no_std font parser and rasterizer.
61
wgpu_glyph
growingv0.28.0
A fast text renderer for wgpu, powered by glyph_brush
Core Metrics
| lumentype | fontdue | wgpu_glyph | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 54 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 46 | 4.0M | 886.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 383.7K | 18.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.8K | 118 |
| Releases | 3 | 34 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 43d ago | 408d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 1m | 6y 6m | 6y 11m |
Health Breakdown
lumentype
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
fontdue
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
wgpu_glyph
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| lumentype | fontdue | wgpu_glyph | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.3 | 0.9.3 | 0.28.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR Zlib | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 96KB | 141KB | 90KB |
| Features | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 14.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wgpu_glyph leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fontdue has the most downloads (4.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •fontdue is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fontdue has not been updated in over a year.