Decision Workspace
mctext vs fontique vs swash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
mctext
experimentalv1.3.2
Minecraft text formatting, parsing, and rendering
69
fontique
growingv0.8.0
Font enumeration and fallback.
66
swash
growingv0.2.7
Font introspection, complex text shaping and glyph rendering.
Core Metrics
| mctext | fontique | swash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 69 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 458 | 623.3K | 5.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 161 | 157.8K | 537.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 26 | 602 |
| Releases | 14 | 8 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 54d ago | today | today |
| Age | 3m | 1y 11m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
mctext
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
fontique
Maintenance
21
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
swash
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mctext | fontique | swash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.2 | 0.8.0 | 0.2.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 14 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 59KB | 238KB |
| Features | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 6 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fontique leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •swash has the most downloads (5.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •swash is depended on by 602 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •fontique, swash are pre-1.0 — API may change.