freetype
v0.7.2 GrowingBindings for Freetype used by Servo
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 142 crates
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (20KB, 2 deps)
Security
Deep Insights
397.0K downloads in the last 30 days (13.2K/day), up 10% from the previous period.
142 crates depend on freetype. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 117 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, freetype hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 20KB, freetype is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include font-kit, wr_glyph_rasterizer, zed-font-kit, mpd_info_screen, zng-wr-glyph-rasterizer. When high-quality crates choose freetype, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["freetype-sys"]
