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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:
      0.37.1
    • Downloads:
      44,883
    • Recent downloads:
      347
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      12
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-12
  • beryllium

    Opinionated wrapper for `fermium`.

    • Latest version:
      0.13.3
    • Downloads:
      203,361
    • Recent downloads:
      2,880
    • 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:
      79,924
    • Recent downloads:
      1,408
    • License:
      GPL-3.0
    • Stars:
      26
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-15
  • blue_engine

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

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      128,270
    • Recent downloads:
      1,306
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      507
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-05
  • clipline

    Line segment rasterization with pixel-perfect clipping.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.0
    • Downloads:
      22,560
    • Recent downloads:
      2,156
    • 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:
      20,244
    • Recent downloads:
      240
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      119
    • Last activity:
      2022-07-01
  • egor

    A dead simple cross-platform 2D graphics engine

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      2,581
    • Recent downloads:
      302
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      127
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-09
  • femtovg

    Antialiased 2D vector drawing library

    • Latest version:
      0.20.4
    • Downloads:
      1,628,593
    • Recent downloads:
      255,838
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      903
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-14
  • fermium

    An opinionated crate of SDL2 bindings.

    • Latest version:
      22605.0.0
    • Downloads:
      217,658
    • Recent downloads:
      3,435
    • License:
      Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT
    • Stars:
      61
    • Last activity:
      2023-09-20
  • fimg

    fast image operations

    • Latest version:
      0.4.53
    • Downloads:
      69,577
    • Recent downloads:
      842
    • License:
      MIT
  • frug

    A simple and learnable gamedev library for rust

    • Latest version:
      0.2.7
    • Downloads:
      7,126
    • Recent downloads:
      200
    • 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:
      65,553
    • Recent downloads:
      635
    • 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:
      0.25.10
    • Downloads:
      106,077,638
    • Recent downloads:
      18,145,195
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      5,691
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-16
  • lyon

    2D Graphics rendering on the GPU using tessellation.

    • Latest version:
      1.0.19
    • Downloads:
      3,433,835
    • Recent downloads:
      418,904
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      2,543
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-08
  • miniquad

    Cross-platform window context and rendering library.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.8
    • Downloads:
      1,497,624
    • Recent downloads:
      148,072
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      1,962
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-14
  • notan

    A simple portable multimedia layer to create apps or games easily

    • Latest version:
      0.14.0
    • Downloads:
      66,620
    • Recent downloads:
      3,467
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      964
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-17
  • nuklear-rust

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

    • Latest version:
      0.6.3
    • Downloads:
      40,568
    • Recent downloads:
      482
    • 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:
      1,628,596
    • Recent downloads:
      92,252
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      484
    • Last activity:
      2024-09-17
  • pixels

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

    • Latest version:
      0.15.0
    • Downloads:
      465,400
    • Recent downloads:
      72,062
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,082
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-03
  • polystrip

    A powerful, flexible wrapper around wgpu

    • Latest version:
      0.6.0
    • Downloads:
      13,152
    • 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:
      53,724
    • Recent downloads:
      672
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      722
    • Last activity:
      2024-08-04
  • rotsprite

    Rotate sprites using the rotsprite algorithm

    • Latest version:
      0.1.4
    • Downloads:
      15,744
    • Recent downloads:
      416
    • License:
      AGPL-3.0-or-later
    • Stars:
      39
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-15
  • sdl2

    SDL2 bindings for Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.38.0
    • Downloads:
      3,609,908
    • Recent downloads:
      696,125
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,939
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-19
  • sdl3

    Cross-platform multimedia

    • Latest version:
      0.17.3
    • Downloads:
      116,296
    • Recent downloads:
      17,559
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      319
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-11
  • sfml

    Rust binding for sfml

    • Latest version:
      0.25.1
    • Downloads:
      231,937
    • Recent downloads:
      12,039
    • License:
      zlib-acknowledgement
    • Stars:
      673
    • 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:
      111,233
    • Recent downloads:
      524
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      405
    • 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:
      263,865
    • Recent downloads:
      41,679
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      1,610
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-18
  • tiny-skia

    A tiny Skia subset ported to Rust.

    • Latest version:
      0.12.0
    • Downloads:
      22,487,681
    • Recent downloads:
      5,589,301
    • License:
      BSD-3-Clause
    • Stars:
      1,512
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-05
  • wgpu

    Cross-platform, safe, pure-rust graphics API

    • Latest version:
      28.0.0
    • Downloads:
      18,008,466
    • Recent downloads:
      4,053,220
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      16,663
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-15

Archived

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

    Vulkan-lite graphics API

    • Latest version:
      0.6.0
    • Downloads:
      14,780
    • Recent downloads:
      144
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      33
    • Last activity:
      2024-06-28

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