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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:
      0.36.0
    • Downloads:
      44,790
    • Recent downloads:
      337
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      12
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-31
  • beryllium

    Opinionated wrapper for `fermium`.

    • Latest version:
      0.13.3
    • Downloads:
      202,620
    • Recent downloads:
      2,709
    • 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:
      79,515
    • Recent downloads:
      1,296
    • 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:
      127,950
    • Recent downloads:
      1,135
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      505
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-11
  • clipline

    Line segment rasterization with pixel-perfect clipping.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.0
    • Downloads:
      21,897
    • Recent downloads:
      2,200
    • 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:
      20,190
    • Recent downloads:
      223
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      119
    • Last activity:
      2022-07-01
  • egor

    A dead simple cross-platform 2D graphics engine

    • Latest version:
      0.9.0
    • Downloads:
      2,507
    • Recent downloads:
      284
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      119
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-22
  • femtovg

    Antialiased 2D vector drawing library

    • Latest version:
      0.20.3
    • Downloads:
      1,565,916
    • Recent downloads:
      256,483
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      896
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-22
  • fermium

    An opinionated crate of SDL2 bindings.

    • Latest version:
      22605.0.0
    • Downloads:
      216,916
    • Recent downloads:
      3,453
    • License:
      Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT
    • Stars:
      61
    • Last activity:
      2023-09-20
  • fimg

    fast image operations

    • Latest version:
      0.4.52
    • Downloads:
      69,451
    • Recent downloads:
      814
    • License:
      MIT
  • frug

    A simple and learnable gamedev library for rust

    • Latest version:
      0.2.7
    • Downloads:
      7,090
    • Recent downloads:
      205
    • 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:
      65,481
    • Recent downloads:
      647
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      40
    • 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:
      99,992,020
    • Recent downloads:
      15,091,201
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      5,672
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-22
  • lyon

    2D Graphics rendering on the GPU using tessellation.

    • Latest version:
      1.0.16
    • Downloads:
      3,299,852
    • Recent downloads:
      368,019
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      2,540
    • Last activity:
      2025-11-13
  • miniquad

    Cross-platform window context and rendering library.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.8
    • Downloads:
      1,457,030
    • Recent downloads:
      141,924
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      1,951
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-01
  • notan

    A simple portable multimedia layer to create apps or games easily

    • Latest version:
      0.14.0
    • Downloads:
      65,644
    • Recent downloads:
      3,287
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      960
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-17
  • nuklear-rust

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

    • Latest version:
      0.6.3
    • Downloads:
      40,475
    • Recent downloads:
      484
    • 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:
      1,605,929
    • Recent downloads:
      92,776
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      485
    • Last activity:
      2024-09-17
  • pixels

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

    • Latest version:
      0.15.0
    • Downloads:
      449,941
    • Recent downloads:
      71,491
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,073
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-03
  • polystrip

    A powerful, flexible wrapper around wgpu

    • Latest version:
      0.6.0
    • Downloads:
      13,149
    • Recent downloads:
      36
    • 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:
      53,582
    • Recent downloads:
      691
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      717
    • Last activity:
      2024-08-04
  • rotsprite

    Rotate sprites using the rotsprite algorithm

    • Latest version:
      0.1.4
    • Downloads:
      15,622
    • Recent downloads:
      406
    • License:
      AGPL-3.0-or-later
    • Stars:
      40
    • Last activity:
      2025-11-26
  • sdl2

    SDL2 bindings for Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.38.0
    • Downloads:
      3,293,583
    • Recent downloads:
      462,734
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,938
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-19
  • sdl3

    Cross-platform multimedia

    • Latest version:
      0.17.3
    • Downloads:
      112,078
    • Recent downloads:
      17,382
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      311
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-22
  • sfml

    Rust binding for sfml

    • Latest version:
      0.25.1
    • Downloads:
      228,374
    • Recent downloads:
      11,286
    • License:
      zlib-acknowledgement
    • Stars:
      671
    • 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:
      111,115
    • Recent downloads:
      505
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      406
    • 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:
      250,905
    • Recent downloads:
      36,645
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      1,599
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-18
  • tiny-skia

    A tiny Skia subset ported to Rust.

    • Latest version:
      0.12.0
    • Downloads:
      20,983,377
    • Recent downloads:
      4,980,832
    • License:
      BSD-3-Clause
    • Stars:
      1,494
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-05
  • wgpu

    Cross-platform, safe, pure-rust graphics API

    • Latest version:
      28.0.0
    • Downloads:
      16,866,774
    • Recent downloads:
      3,626,195
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      16,456
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-23

Archived

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

    Vulkan-lite graphics API

    • Latest version:
      0.6.0
    • Downloads:
      14,754
    • Recent downloads:
      151
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      33
    • Last activity:
      2024-06-28

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