Decision Workspace
swash vs pen-and-paper vs fontique
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
swash
growingv0.2.7
Font introspection, complex text shaping and glyph rendering.
39
pen-and-paper
growingv0.0.0
An experimental font rendering library for Rust GUI libraries (placeholder)
69
fontique
growingv0.8.0
Font enumeration and fallback.
Core Metrics
| swash | pen-and-paper | fontique | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 39 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 5.7M | 1.6K | 623.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 553.3K | 4 | 161.8K |
| Dependents | 602 | 0 | 26 |
| Releases | 28 | 1 | 8 |
| Last Updated | today | 1896d ago | today |
| Age | 4y 11m | 5y 2m | 1y 11m |
Health Breakdown
swash
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
pen-and-paper
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
fontique
Maintenance
21
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| swash | pen-and-paper | fontique | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.7 | 0.0.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 238KB | 2KB | 59KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 10.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 3 | 1 | 6 |
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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.
- •⚠ pen-and-paper has not been updated in over a year.