Decision Workspace
slate-text vs pen-and-paper vs harfbuzz
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
slate-text
experimentalv1.0.1
Native text shaping and rasterization for the slate-framework UI framework
39
pen-and-paper
growingv0.0.0
An experimental font rendering library for Rust GUI libraries (placeholder)
66
harfbuzz
growingv0.7.0
High-level Rust bindings to the HarfBuzz text shaping engine
Core Metrics
| slate-text | pen-and-paper | harfbuzz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 39 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 36 | 1.6K | 390.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 45d ago | 2004d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 1m | 5y 5m | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
slate-text
Maintenance
10
Quality
11
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
pen-and-paper
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
harfbuzz
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| slate-text | pen-and-paper | harfbuzz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.0.0 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 4.4MB | 2KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.95 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 7 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •harfbuzz leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ pen-and-paper has not been updated in over a year.
- •pen-and-paper, harfbuzz are pre-1.0 — API may change.