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gfx_text

v0.33.0 Growing

Draw text for gfx using freetype.

MIT
#text#graphics#font#freetype#gfx

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 2+ years
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Team maintained (3 owners)
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (383KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
110.6K
Dependents
43
Releases
39
Size
383KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

449 downloads in the last 30 days (15/day), up 16% from the previous period.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 157 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 10+ years old, gfx_text hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include gfx_debug_draw, gfx_draping, gfx4games, pixelpwnr-render, valor. When high-quality crates choose gfx_text, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 7/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 16/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 11/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
15/day avg-24%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.15.0
57%
v0.33.0
13%
v0.20.0
10%
v0.29.0
10%
v0.17.0
10%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["include-font"]

include-font*

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
43
crates depend on gfx_text

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