Decision Workspace
psf2 vs fontique vs swash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
psf2
growingv0.4.0
Minimal, unopinionated PSF2 bitmap font parser
69
fontique
growingv0.8.0
Font enumeration and fallback.
66
swash
growingv0.2.7
Font introspection, complex text shaping and glyph rendering.
Core Metrics
| psf2 | fontique | swash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 69 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 11.2K | 623.3K | 5.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 49 | 157.8K | 537.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 26 | 602 |
| Releases | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 1368d ago | today | today |
| Age | 3y 9m | 1y 11m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
psf2
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
fontique
Maintenance
21
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
swash
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| psf2 | fontique | swash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.8.0 | 0.2.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR Zlib | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 14 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 59KB | 238KB |
| Features | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 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.
- •⚠ psf2 has not been updated in over a year.