Decision Workspace
pen-and-paper vs swash vs harfbuzz
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
pen-and-paper
growingv0.0.0
An experimental font rendering library for Rust GUI libraries (placeholder)
66
swash
growingv0.2.7
Font introspection, complex text shaping and glyph rendering.
54
harfbuzz
growingv0.6.0
Rust bindings to the HarfBuzz text shaping engine
Core Metrics
| pen-and-paper | swash | harfbuzz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 66 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 5.7M | 382.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 553.3K | 2.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 602 | 5 |
| Releases | 1 | 28 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 1896d ago | today | 716d ago |
| Age | 5y 2m | 4y 11m | 10y 10m |
Health Breakdown
pen-and-paper
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
swash
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
harfbuzz
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pen-and-paper | swash | harfbuzz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 0.2.7 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 238KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 10.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 7 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •swash leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •swash is depended on by 602 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pen-and-paper, harfbuzz have not been updated in over a year.