harfbuzz-sys
v0.7.0 GrowingRust bindings to the HarfBuzz text shaping engine
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 5d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
47.9K downloads in the last 30 days (1.6K/day), up 1% from the previous period.
This crate is maintained by a team (3 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
Despite being 10+ years old, harfbuzz-sys hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
2.4MB is relatively large. May impact download and compile times.
Notable dependents include harfbuzz, harfbuzz_rs, silicon, servo-fonts, sile. When high-quality crates choose harfbuzz-sys, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["coretext", "directwrite", "freetype"]
