Decision Workspace
sdl2-unifont vs harfbuzz vs harfbuzz-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
sdl2-unifont
growingv1.0.2
Embedded GNU Unifont for Rust SDL programs, for simple font rendering tasks
54
harfbuzz
growingv0.6.0
Rust bindings to the HarfBuzz text shaping engine
53
harfbuzz-sys
growingv0.6.1
Rust bindings to the HarfBuzz text shaping engine
Core Metrics
| sdl2-unifont | harfbuzz | harfbuzz-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 7.6K | 382.9K | 1.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 55 | 2.1K | 38.9K |
| Dependents | 14 | 5 | 54 |
| Releases | 3 | 8 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 1798d ago | 716d ago | 703d ago |
| Age | 7y 5m | 10y 10m | 10y 6m |
Health Breakdown
sdl2-unifont
Maintenance
3
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
harfbuzz
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
harfbuzz-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| sdl2-unifont | harfbuzz | harfbuzz-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 0.6.0 | 0.6.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 1.1MB | 14KB | 2.1MB |
| Features | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 7 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •harfbuzz leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •harfbuzz-sys has the most downloads (1.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ sdl2-unifont, harfbuzz, harfbuzz-sys have not been updated in over a year.
- •harfbuzz, harfbuzz-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.