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2D Rendering

Sprites, vectors, splines, hex grids and more

Crates

  • ascending_graphics

    A graphical rendering library for 2D, using wgpu and winit.

    • Latest version:
      0.35.0
    • Downloads:
      44,651
    • Recent downloads:
      1,043
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      11
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-02
  • beryllium

    Opinionated wrapper for `fermium`.

    • Latest version:
      0.13.3
    • Downloads:
      201,369
    • Recent downloads:
      4,413
    • License:
      Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT
    • Stars:
      64
    • Last activity:
      2023-12-06
  • blit

    Blit sprites on a buffer with a mask

    • Latest version:
      0.8.5
    • Downloads:
      78,956
    • Recent downloads:
      1,950
    • License:
      GPL-3.0
    • Stars:
      26
    • Last activity:
      2025-11-26
  • blue_engine

    General-Purpose, Easy-to-use, Fast, and Portable graphics engine

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      127,416
    • Recent downloads:
      2,433
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      494
    • Last activity:
      2025-12-14
  • clipline

    Line segment rasterization with pixel-perfect clipping.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.0
    • Downloads:
      21,079
    • Recent downloads:
      2,508
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      23
    • Last activity:
      2025-07-28
  • crow

    A pixel perfect 2D rendering engine

    • Latest version:
      0.7.2
    • Downloads:
      20,090
    • Recent downloads:
      453
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      119
    • Last activity:
      2022-07-01
  • femtovg

    Antialiased 2D vector drawing library

    • Latest version:
      0.19.3
    • Downloads:
      1,442,288
    • Recent downloads:
      241,892
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      889
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-10
  • fermium

    An opinionated crate of SDL2 bindings.

    • Latest version:
      22605.0.0
    • Downloads:
      215,327
    • Recent downloads:
      4,914
    • License:
      Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT
    • Stars:
      61
    • Last activity:
      2023-09-20
  • fimg

    fast image operations

    • Latest version:
      0.4.51
    • Downloads:
      69,072
    • Recent downloads:
      1,560
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      18
    • Last activity:
      2025-12-21
  • frug

    A simple and learnable gamedev library for rust

    • Latest version:
      0.2.7
    • Downloads:
      6,999
    • Recent downloads:
      341
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      12
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-26
  • gemini-engine

    A 2D/3D monospaced ASCII rendering engine for the terminal

    • Latest version:
      1.2.0
    • Downloads:
      65,182
    • Recent downloads:
      1,231
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      41
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-15
  • image

    Imaging library. Provides basic image processing and encoders/decoders for common image formats.

    • Latest version:
      0.25.9
    • Downloads:
      91,467,700
    • Recent downloads:
      12,955,527
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      5,608
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-07
  • lyon

    2D Graphics rendering on the GPU using tessellation.

    • Latest version:
      1.0.16
    • Downloads:
      3,112,625
    • Recent downloads:
      356,186
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      2,523
    • Last activity:
      2025-11-13
  • miniquad

    Cross-platform window context and rendering library.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.8
    • Downloads:
      1,390,147
    • Recent downloads:
      152,076
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      1,918
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-01
  • notan

    A simple portable multimedia layer to create apps or games easily

    • Latest version:
      0.13.0
    • Downloads:
      64,238
    • Recent downloads:
      3,820
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      953
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-10
  • nuklear-rust

    Rust wrapper for Nuklear 2D GUI library (github.com/vurtun/nuklear)

    • Latest version:
      0.6.3
    • Downloads:
      40,246
    • Recent downloads:
      708
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      370
    • Last activity:
      2020-10-20
  • piston2d-graphics

    A library for 2D graphics that works with multiple back-ends

    • Latest version:
      0.45.0
    • Downloads:
      1,566,229
    • Recent downloads:
      105,160
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      483
    • Last activity:
      2024-09-17
  • pixels

    A tiny library providing a GPU-powered pixel frame buffer.

    • Latest version:
      0.15.0
    • Downloads:
      410,954
    • Recent downloads:
      57,430
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,058
    • Last activity:
      2025-08-17
  • polystrip

    A powerful, flexible wrapper around wgpu

    • Latest version:
      0.6.0
    • Downloads:
      13,127
    • Recent downloads:
      154
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      17
    • Last activity:
      2022-10-14
  • rafx

    Rendering framework built on an extensible asset pipeline

    • Latest version:
      0.0.16
    • Downloads:
      53,295
    • Recent downloads:
      1,257
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      716
    • Last activity:
      2024-08-04
  • rotsprite

    Rotate sprites using the rotsprite algorithm

    • Latest version:
      0.1.4
    • Downloads:
      15,448
    • Recent downloads:
      561
    • License:
      AGPL-3.0-or-later
    • Stars:
      40
    • Last activity:
      2025-11-26
  • sdl2

    SDL2 bindings for Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.38.0
    • Downloads:
      3,024,776
    • Recent downloads:
      351,035
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,923
    • Last activity:
      2025-12-31
  • sdl3

    Cross-platform multimedia

    • Latest version:
      0.17.3
    • Downloads:
      104,105
    • Recent downloads:
      19,556
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      296
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-11
  • sfml

    Rust binding for sfml

    • Latest version:
      0.25.1
    • Downloads:
      223,378
    • Recent downloads:
      13,229
    • License:
      zlib-acknowledgement
    • Stars:
      670
    • Last activity:
      2025-10-22
  • skulpin

    This crate provides an easy option for drawing hardware-accelerated 2D by combining Vulkan and Skia.

    • Latest version:
      0.14.1
    • Downloads:
      110,878
    • Recent downloads:
      1,415
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      410
    • Last activity:
      2023-01-16
  • three-d

    2D/3D renderer - makes it simple to draw stuff across platforms (including web)

    • Latest version:
      0.18.2
    • Downloads:
      230,469
    • Recent downloads:
      32,729
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      1,575
    • Last activity:
      2025-10-21
  • tiny-skia

    A tiny Skia subset ported to Rust.

    • Latest version:
      0.11.4
    • Downloads:
      18,008,887
    • Recent downloads:
      3,576,667
    • License:
      BSD-3-Clause
    • Stars:
      1,464
    • Last activity:
      2025-12-14
  • wgpu

    Cross-platform, safe, pure-rust graphics API

    • Latest version:
      28.0.0
    • Downloads:
      14,851,083
    • Recent downloads:
      2,860,306
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      16,095
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-12

Archived

These crates are no longer maintained, but may still be of interest.
  • sierra

    Vulkan-lite graphics API

    • Latest version:
      0.6.0
    • Downloads:
      14,682
    • Recent downloads:
      284
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      32
    • Last activity:
      2024-06-28

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