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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:
      0.43.0
    • Downloads:
      45,122
    • Recent downloads:
      220
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      12
    • Last activity:
      2026-06-09
  • beryllium

    Opinionated wrapper for `fermium`.

    • Latest version:
      0.13.3
    • Downloads:
      205,993
    • Recent downloads:
      2,408
    • 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:
      81,876
    • Recent downloads:
      1,841
    • License:
      GPL-3.0
  • blue_engine

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

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      129,151
    • Recent downloads:
      830
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      524
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-06
  • clipline

    Line segment rasterization with pixel-perfect clipping.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.0
    • Downloads:
      25,509
    • Recent downloads:
      2,701
    • 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:
      20,426
    • Recent downloads:
      150
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      120
    • Last activity:
      2022-07-01
  • egor

    A dead simple cross-platform 2D graphics engine

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      2,804
    • Recent downloads:
      194
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      146
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-08
  • femtovg

    Antialiased 2D vector drawing library

    • Latest version:
      0.25.1
    • Downloads:
      2,039,198
    • Recent downloads:
      382,983
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      916
    • Last activity:
      2026-06-02
  • fermium

    An opinionated crate of SDL2 bindings.

    • Latest version:
      22605.0.0
    • Downloads:
      221,196
    • Recent downloads:
      3,187
    • License:
      Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT
    • Stars:
      62
    • Last activity:
      2023-09-20
  • fimg

    fast image operations

    • Latest version:
      0.4.55
    • Downloads:
      70,339
    • Recent downloads:
      639
    • License:
      MIT
  • frug

    A simple and learnable gamedev library for rust

    • Latest version:
      0.2.7
    • Downloads:
      7,296
    • 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:
      1.2.0
    • Downloads:
      65,987
    • Recent downloads:
      353
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      44
    • 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:
      141,075,040
    • Recent downloads:
      32,482,836
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      5,801
    • Last activity:
      2026-06-18
  • helmer

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

    • License:
      MIT License
    • Stars:
      37
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-06
  • lyon

    2D Graphics rendering on the GPU using tessellation.

    • Latest version:
      1.0.19
    • Downloads:
      4,403,934
    • Recent downloads:
      914,434
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      2,578
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-03
  • miniquad

    Cross-platform window context and rendering library.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.11
    • Downloads:
      1,724,085
    • Recent downloads:
      209,884
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      2,014
    • Last activity:
      2026-06-16
  • notan

    A simple portable multimedia layer to create apps or games easily

    • Latest version:
      0.14.0
    • Downloads:
      70,708
    • Recent downloads:
      3,689
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      970
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-17
  • nuklear-rust

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

    • Latest version:
      0.6.3
    • Downloads:
      41,037
    • Recent downloads:
      407
    • 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:
      1,728,259
    • Recent downloads:
      90,614
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      482
    • Last activity:
      2024-09-17
  • pixels

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

    • Latest version:
      0.17.1
    • Downloads:
      538,393
    • Recent downloads:
      67,250
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,117
    • Last activity:
      2026-06-12
  • polystrip

    A powerful, flexible wrapper around wgpu

    • Latest version:
      0.6.0
    • Downloads:
      13,175
    • Recent downloads:
      13
    • 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:
      54,520
    • Recent downloads:
      723
    • 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:
      16,237
    • Recent downloads:
      440
    • License:
      AGPL-3.0-or-later
  • sdl2

    SDL2 bindings for Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.38.0
    • Downloads:
      4,546,783
    • Recent downloads:
      835,055
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,939
    • 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:
      150,807
    • Recent downloads:
      32,074
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      362
    • Last activity:
      2026-06-20
  • sfml

    Rust binding for sfml

    • Latest version:
      0.25.1
    • Downloads:
      247,541
    • Recent downloads:
      14,453
    • License:
      zlib-acknowledgement
    • Stars:
      670
    • 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:
      111,848
    • Recent downloads:
      540
    • 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:
      352,015
    • Recent downloads:
      84,877
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      1,635
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-17
  • tiny-skia

    A tiny Skia subset ported to Rust.

    • Latest version:
      0.12.0
    • Downloads:
      33,012,435
    • Recent downloads:
      9,913,820
    • License:
      BSD-3-Clause
    • Stars:
      1,590
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-05
  • wgpu

    Cross-platform, safe, pure-rust graphics API

    • Latest version:
      29.0.3
    • Downloads:
      25,326,493
    • Recent downloads:
      6,882,777
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      17,426
    • Last activity:
      2026-06-22

Archived

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

    Vulkan-lite graphics API

    • Latest version:
      0.6.0
    • Downloads:
      14,901
    • Recent downloads:
      98
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      33
    • Last activity:
      2024-06-28

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