rusttype
v0.9.3 GrowingA pure Rust alternative to libraries like FreeType. RustType provides an API for loading, querying and rasterising TrueType fonts. It also provides an implementation of a dynamic GPU glyph cache for hardware font rendering.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 3+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (2.2K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT / Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
555.7K downloads in the last 30 days (18.5K/day), up 10% from the previous period.
2.2K crates depend on rusttype. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
Despite being 10+ years old, rusttype hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 31KB, rusttype is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include andrew, piston2d-graphics, rustrict, kiss3d, genpdf. When high-quality crates choose rusttype, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["std"]
