Decision Workspace
piston-gfx_texture vs piston2d-gfx_graphics vs texture_packer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
piston-gfx_texture
growingv0.45.0
A Gfx texture representation that works nicely with Piston libraries
57
piston2d-gfx_graphics
growingv0.82.0
A Gfx 2D back-end for the Piston game engine
58
texture_packer
growingv0.30.0
A texture packing library using the skyline heuristic
Core Metrics
| piston-gfx_texture | piston2d-gfx_graphics | texture_packer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 57 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2M | 1.5M | 86.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 19.7K | 20.6K | 1.0K |
| Dependents | 173 | 233 | 156 |
| Releases | 50 | 91 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 675d ago | 110d ago | 359d ago |
| Age | 10y 10m | 10y 10m | 11y 3m |
Health Breakdown
piston-gfx_texture
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
piston2d-gfx_graphics
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
texture_packer
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| piston-gfx_texture | piston2d-gfx_graphics | texture_packer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.45.0 | 0.82.0 | 0.30.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 31KB | 49KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •texture_packer leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •piston2d-gfx_graphics has the most downloads (1.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •piston2d-gfx_graphics is depended on by 233 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ piston-gfx_texture has not been updated in over a year.