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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:
      0.46.0
    • Downloads:
      45,422
    • Recent downloads:
      263
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      14
    • Last activity:
      2026-08-11
  • beryllium

    Opinionated wrapper for `fermium`.

    • Latest version:
      0.13.3
    • Downloads:
      209,155
    • Recent downloads:
      2,768
    • 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:
      83,537
    • Recent downloads:
      1,477
    • License:
      GPL-3.0
  • blue_engine

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

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      130,467
    • Recent downloads:
      979
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      528
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-06
  • clipline

    Line segment rasterization with pixel-perfect clipping.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.0
    • Downloads:
      29,069
    • Recent downloads:
      3,207
    • 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:
      20,658
    • Recent downloads:
      197
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      120
    • Last activity:
      2022-07-01
  • egor

    A dead simple cross-platform 2D graphics engine

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      3,761
    • Recent downloads:
      909
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      152
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-08
  • femtovg

    Antialiased 2D vector drawing library

    • Latest version:
      0.27.0
    • Downloads:
      2,712,188
    • Recent downloads:
      588,147
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      947
    • Last activity:
      2026-10-03
  • fermium

    An opinionated crate of SDL2 bindings.

    • Latest version:
      22605.0.1
    • Downloads:
      227,359
    • Recent downloads:
      5,585
    • License:
      Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT
    • Stars:
      62
    • Last activity:
      2026-08-14
  • fimg

    fast image operations

    • Latest version:
      0.4.56
    • Downloads:
      71,494
    • Recent downloads:
      1,003
    • License:
      MIT
  • frug

    A simple and learnable gamedev library for rust

    • Latest version:
      0.2.7
    • Downloads:
      7,479
    • Recent downloads:
      154
    • 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:
      66,776
    • Recent downloads:
      620
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      50
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-01
  • moyu

    MOYU - Visual Novel Engine, Progressive, Cross-platform, Written in Rust, Build interfaces and gameplay with React in QuickJS.

    • License:
      Mozilla Public License 2.0
    • Stars:
      99
    • Last activity:
      2026-10-04
  • image

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

    • Latest version:
      0.25.10
    • Downloads:
      203,837,461
    • Recent downloads:
      55,910,431
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      5,888
    • Last activity:
      2026-09-15
  • 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:
      7,142,202
    • Recent downloads:
      2,524,173
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      2,603
    • Last activity:
      2026-10-04
  • miniquad

    Cross-platform window context and rendering library.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.11
    • Downloads:
      2,052,028
    • Recent downloads:
      283,708
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      2,064
    • Last activity:
      2026-07-25
  • notan

    A simple portable multimedia layer to create apps or games easily

    • Latest version:
      0.14.0
    • Downloads:
      77,202
    • Recent downloads:
      5,952
    • 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:
      41,500
    • Recent downloads:
      387
    • 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:
      1,824,652
    • Recent downloads:
      83,099
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      476
    • Last activity:
      2024-09-17
  • pixels

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

    • Latest version:
      0.17.2
    • Downloads:
      692,123
    • Recent downloads:
      139,021
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,147
    • Last activity:
      2026-08-23
  • polystrip

    A powerful, flexible wrapper around wgpu

    • Latest version:
      0.6.0
    • Downloads:
      13,197
    • Recent downloads:
      10
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      16
    • Last activity:
      2022-10-14
  • rafx

    Rendering framework built on an extensible asset pipeline

    • Latest version:
      0.0.16
    • Downloads:
      55,363
    • Recent downloads:
      749
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      723
    • Last activity:
      2024-08-04
  • rotsprite

    Rotate sprites using the rotsprite algorithm

    • Latest version:
      0.1.4
    • Downloads:
      16,695
    • Recent downloads:
      393
    • License:
      AGPL-3.0-or-later
  • sdl2

    SDL2 bindings for Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.38.0
    • Downloads:
      5,431,358
    • Recent downloads:
      766,833
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,954
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-22
  • sdl3

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

    • Latest version:
      0.20.0
    • Downloads:
      221,860
    • Recent downloads:
      64,382
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      387
    • Last activity:
      2026-10-02
  • sfml

    Rust binding for sfml

    • Latest version:
      0.25.1
    • Downloads:
      265,244
    • Recent downloads:
      15,862
    • License:
      zlib-acknowledgement
    • Stars:
      671
    • 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:
      112,456
    • Recent downloads:
      499
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      407
    • 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:
      453,914
    • Recent downloads:
      89,076
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      1,677
    • Last activity:
      2026-06-24
  • tiny-skia

    A tiny Skia subset ported to Rust.

    • Latest version:
      0.12.0
    • Downloads:
      51,910,518
    • Recent downloads:
      16,469,951
    • License:
      BSD-3-Clause
    • Stars:
      1,647
    • Last activity:
      2026-08-20
  • 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:
      0.9.1
    • Downloads:
      717
    • Recent downloads:
      227
    • License:
      MPL-2.0
    • Stars:
      38
    • Last activity:
      2026-09-29
  • wgpu

    Cross-platform, safe, pure-rust graphics API

    • Latest version:
      30.0.1
    • Downloads:
      38,520,170
    • Recent downloads:
      11,665,107
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      18,189
    • Last activity:
      2026-10-05

Archived

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

    Vulkan-lite graphics API

    • Latest version:
      0.6.0
    • Downloads:
      15,018
    • Recent downloads:
      91
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      32
    • Last activity:
      2024-06-28

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