core-text
v21.0.0 StableBindings to the Core Text framework.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 71d ago)
- ✓Stable API (21.x for 11+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 187 crates
- ✓Team maintained (5 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
1.1M downloads in the last 30 days (35.2K/day), up 17% from the previous period.
187 crates depend on core-text. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
This crate is maintained by a team (5 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 43 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 21KB, core-text is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
12% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include font-kit, crossfont, harfbuzz-sys, piet-coregraphics, font-loader. When high-quality crates choose core-text, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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Most downloaded crates that depend on core-text
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Feature Flags
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