Decision Workspace
oxideav-ttf vs rusttype vs fontdue
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
oxideav-ttf
experimentalv0.1.5
Pure-Rust TrueType font parser for the oxideav framework — sfnt + cmap + glyf + hmtx + GSUB ligatures + GPOS kerning
55
rusttype
growingv0.9.3
A pure Rust alternative to libraries like FreeType. RustType provides an API for loading, querying and rasterising TrueType fonts. It also provides an implementation of a dynamic GPU glyph cache for hardware font rendering.
54
fontdue
growingv0.9.3
A simple no_std font parser and rasterizer.
Core Metrics
| oxideav-ttf | rusttype | fontdue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 55 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 15.2M | 5.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3K | 563.7K | 815.0K |
| Dependents | 9 | 2.2K | 2.0K |
| Releases | 7 | 40 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 1300d ago | 467d ago |
| Age | 23d | 10y 3m | 6y 8m |
Health Breakdown
oxideav-ttf
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
rusttype
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
fontdue
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| oxideav-ttf | rusttype | fontdue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 0.9.3 | 0.9.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT / Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR Zlib |
| Dependencies | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 1.3MB | 31KB | 141KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.0% | 14.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.80 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rusttype leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rusttype is depended on by 2.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rusttype, fontdue have not been updated in over a year.