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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:
      45,166
    • Recent downloads:
      184
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      14
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-02
  • beryllium

    Opinionated wrapper for `fermium`.

    • Latest version:
      0.13.3
    • Downloads:
      206,602
    • Recent downloads:
      2,299
    • 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:
      82,158
    • Recent downloads:
      1,298
    • License:
      GPL-3.0
  • blue_engine

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

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      129,628
    • Recent downloads:
      1,189
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      526
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-06
  • clipline

    Line segment rasterization with pixel-perfect clipping.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.0
    • Downloads:
      26,081
    • Recent downloads:
      2,295
    • 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:
      20,474
    • Recent downloads:
      156
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      120
    • Last activity:
      2022-07-01
  • egor

    A dead simple cross-platform 2D graphics engine

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      2,871
    • Recent downloads:
      202
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      150
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-08
  • femtovg

    Antialiased 2D vector drawing library

    • Latest version:
      0.25.1
    • Downloads:
      2,175,189
    • Recent downloads:
      420,565
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      924
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-13
  • fermium

    An opinionated crate of SDL2 bindings.

    • Latest version:
      22605.0.0
    • Downloads:
      222,060
    • Recent downloads:
      3,133
    • 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:
      70,534
    • Recent downloads:
      618
    • License:
      MIT
  • frug

    A simple and learnable gamedev library for rust

    • Latest version:
      0.2.7
    • Downloads:
      7,336
    • Recent downloads:
      139
    • 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:
      66,193
    • Recent downloads:
      476
    • 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:
      152,627,082
    • Recent downloads:
      36,294,895
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      5,818
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-12
  • 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:
      4,765,640
    • Recent downloads:
      1,070,188
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      2,588
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-03
  • miniquad

    Cross-platform window context and rendering library.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.11
    • Downloads:
      1,794,785
    • Recent downloads:
      223,716
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      2,028
    • Last activity:
      2026-06-16
  • notan

    A simple portable multimedia layer to create apps or games easily

    • Latest version:
      0.14.0
    • Downloads:
      71,608
    • Recent downloads:
      3,313
    • 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:
      41,151
    • Recent downloads:
      416
    • 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:
      1,749,830
    • Recent downloads:
      85,003
    • 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:
      563,165
    • Recent downloads:
      75,126
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,120
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-14
  • polystrip

    A powerful, flexible wrapper around wgpu

    • Latest version:
      0.6.0
    • Downloads:
      13,187
    • Recent downloads:
      24
    • 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:
      54,686
    • Recent downloads:
      698
    • 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:
      16,342
    • Recent downloads:
      407
    • License:
      AGPL-3.0-or-later
  • sdl2

    SDL2 bindings for Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.38.0
    • Downloads:
      4,731,424
    • Recent downloads:
      691,530
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,947
    • 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:
      162,052
    • Recent downloads:
      35,834
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      370
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-16
  • sfml

    Rust binding for sfml

    • Latest version:
      0.25.1
    • Downloads:
      250,548
    • Recent downloads:
      14,243
    • 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:
      112,001
    • Recent downloads:
      543
    • 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:
      374,824
    • Recent downloads:
      92,250
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      1,651
    • Last activity:
      2026-06-24
  • tiny-skia

    A tiny Skia subset ported to Rust.

    • Latest version:
      0.12.0
    • Downloads:
      37,090,893
    • Recent downloads:
      11,839,844
    • License:
      BSD-3-Clause
    • Stars:
      1,604
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-05
  • 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:
      0.7.1
    • Downloads:
      538
    • Recent downloads:
      538
    • License:
      MPL-2.0
    • Stars:
      34
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-12
  • wgpu

    Cross-platform, safe, pure-rust graphics API

    • Latest version:
      30.0.0
    • Downloads:
      27,957,434
    • Recent downloads:
      7,981,856
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      17,598
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-17

Archived

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

    Vulkan-lite graphics API

    • Latest version:
      0.6.0
    • Downloads:
      14,937
    • Recent downloads:
      105
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      32
    • Last activity:
      2024-06-28

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