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2D Rendering

Sprites, vectors, splines, hex grids and more

Crates

  • ascending_graphics

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

    • Latest version:
      0.44.0
    • Downloads:
      45,193
    • Recent downloads:
      202
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      14
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-30
  • beryllium

    Opinionated wrapper for `fermium`.

    • Latest version:
      0.13.3
    • Downloads:
      207,118
    • Recent downloads:
      2,426
    • License:
      Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT
    • Stars:
      65
    • Last activity:
      2023-12-06
  • blit

    Blit sprites on a buffer with a mask

    • Latest version:
      0.8.5
    • Downloads:
      82,437
    • Recent downloads:
      1,285
    • License:
      GPL-3.0
  • blue_engine

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

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      129,823
    • Recent downloads:
      1,301
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      527
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-06
  • clipline

    Line segment rasterization with pixel-perfect clipping.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.0
    • Downloads:
      26,606
    • Recent downloads:
      2,450
    • 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:
      20,514
    • Recent downloads:
      169
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      120
    • Last activity:
      2022-07-01
  • egor

    A dead simple cross-platform 2D graphics engine

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      2,912
    • Recent downloads:
      214
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      150
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-08
  • femtovg

    Antialiased 2D vector drawing library

    • Latest version:
      0.26.0
    • Downloads:
      2,263,702
    • Recent downloads:
      445,654
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      931
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-28
  • fermium

    An opinionated crate of SDL2 bindings.

    • Latest version:
      22605.0.0
    • Downloads:
      222,926
    • Recent downloads:
      3,480
    • License:
      Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT
    • Stars:
      62
    • Last activity:
      2023-09-20
  • fimg

    fast image operations

    • Latest version:
      0.4.56
    • Downloads:
      70,682
    • Recent downloads:
      691
    • License:
      MIT
  • frug

    A simple and learnable gamedev library for rust

    • Latest version:
      0.2.7
    • Downloads:
      7,367
    • Recent downloads:
      146
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      12
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-26
  • gemini-engine

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

    • Latest version:
      1.2.1
    • Downloads:
      66,322
    • Recent downloads:
      544
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      45
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-01
  • image

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

    • Latest version:
      0.25.10
    • Downloads:
      161,214,969
    • Recent downloads:
      39,374,587
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      5,832
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-26
  • helmer

    a powerful, scalable, robust foundation for creation, in rust

    • License:
      MIT License
    • Stars:
      38
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-06
  • lyon

    2D Graphics rendering on the GPU using tessellation.

    • Latest version:
      1.0.19
    • Downloads:
      5,066,779
    • Recent downloads:
      1,219,913
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      2,592
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-03
  • miniquad

    Cross-platform window context and rendering library.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.11
    • Downloads:
      1,844,572
    • Recent downloads:
      238,555
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      2,035
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-25
  • notan

    A simple portable multimedia layer to create apps or games easily

    • Latest version:
      0.14.0
    • Downloads:
      72,309
    • Recent downloads:
      3,461
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      972
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-17
  • nuklear-rust

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

    • Latest version:
      0.6.3
    • Downloads:
      41,241
    • Recent downloads:
      428
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      368
    • Last activity:
      2020-10-20
  • piston2d-graphics

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

    • Latest version:
      0.45.0
    • Downloads:
      1,765,813
    • Recent downloads:
      84,752
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      481
    • Last activity:
      2024-09-17
  • pixels

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

    • Latest version:
      0.17.2
    • Downloads:
      585,041
    • Recent downloads:
      84,449
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,122
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-14
  • polystrip

    A powerful, flexible wrapper around wgpu

    • Latest version:
      0.6.0
    • Downloads:
      13,197
    • Recent downloads:
      33
    • 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:
      54,822
    • Recent downloads:
      679
    • 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:
      16,413
    • Recent downloads:
      375
    • License:
      AGPL-3.0-or-later
  • sdl2

    SDL2 bindings for Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.38.0
    • Downloads:
      4,846,481
    • Recent downloads:
      594,424
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,949
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-22
  • sdl3

    Bindings to SDL3, a cross-platform library to abstract the platform-specific details for building applications.

    • Latest version:
      0.18.4
    • Downloads:
      171,404
    • Recent downloads:
      39,769
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      373
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-27
  • sfml

    Rust binding for sfml

    • Latest version:
      0.25.1
    • Downloads:
      254,649
    • Recent downloads:
      15,885
    • License:
      zlib-acknowledgement
    • Stars:
      673
    • Last activity:
      2026-06-01
  • skulpin

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

    • Latest version:
      0.14.1
    • Downloads:
      112,121
    • Recent downloads:
      573
    • 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:
      0.19.0
    • Downloads:
      389,210
    • Recent downloads:
      88,430
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      1,657
    • Last activity:
      2026-06-24
  • tiny-skia

    A tiny Skia subset ported to Rust.

    • Latest version:
      0.12.0
    • Downloads:
      39,728,596
    • Recent downloads:
      12,779,104
    • License:
      BSD-3-Clause
    • Stars:
      1,613
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-31
  • verdant

    A windowing and rendering library, made to be accessible. Clean API, SDF-based rendering, multi-window support, built on wgpu and winit.

    • Latest version:
      0.8.3
    • Downloads:
      626
    • Recent downloads:
      626
    • License:
      MPL-2.0
    • Stars:
      34
    • Last activity:
      2026-08-02
  • wgpu

    Cross-platform, safe, pure-rust graphics API

    • Latest version:
      30.0.0
    • Downloads:
      29,910,498
    • Recent downloads:
      8,832,951
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      17,708
    • Last activity:
      2026-08-03

Archived

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

    Vulkan-lite graphics API

    • Latest version:
      0.6.0
    • Downloads:
      14,960
    • Recent downloads:
      110
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      32
    • Last activity:
      2024-06-28

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