Decision Workspace
msdf_font vs msdfgen vs msdfgen-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
msdf_font
experimentalv0.1.0
Msdf implementation in Rust
43
msdfgen
growingv0.2.1
Safe bindings for msdfgen (multi-channel signed distance field generator)
42
msdfgen-sys
growingv0.2.1
Unsafe bindings for msdfgen (multi-channel signed distance field generator)
Core Metrics
| msdf_font | msdfgen | msdfgen-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 43 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 20 | 6.6K | 8.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 80 | 234 |
| Dependents | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 1165d ago | 1165d ago |
| Age | 10d | 6y 1m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
msdf_font
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
msdfgen
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
msdfgen-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| msdf_font | msdfgen | msdfgen-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.1 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT or Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 475KB | 20KB | 1.9MB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •msdf_font leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •msdfgen-sys has the most downloads (8.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ msdfgen, msdfgen-sys have not been updated in over a year.