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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:
      0.38.4
    • Downloads:
      45,001
    • Recent downloads:
      216
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      12
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-27
  • beryllium

    Opinionated wrapper for `fermium`.

    • Latest version:
      0.13.3
    • Downloads:
      204,996
    • Recent downloads:
      2,557
    • 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:
      81,299
    • Recent downloads:
      1,851
    • License:
      GPL-3.0
  • blue_engine

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

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      128,578
    • Recent downloads:
      655
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      521
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-06
  • clipline

    Line segment rasterization with pixel-perfect clipping.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.0
    • Downloads:
      24,462
    • Recent downloads:
      2,725
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      24
    • Last activity:
      2025-07-28
  • crow

    A pixel perfect 2D rendering engine

    • Latest version:
      0.7.2
    • Downloads:
      20,363
    • Recent downloads:
      182
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      119
    • Last activity:
      2022-07-01
  • egor

    A dead simple cross-platform 2D graphics engine

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      2,728
    • Recent downloads:
      260
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      144
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-08
  • femtovg

    Antialiased 2D vector drawing library

    • Latest version:
      0.25.0
    • Downloads:
      1,868,857
    • Recent downloads:
      319,611
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      910
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-15
  • fermium

    An opinionated crate of SDL2 bindings.

    • Latest version:
      22605.0.0
    • Downloads:
      219,855
    • Recent downloads:
      3,176
    • 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:
      70,072
    • Recent downloads:
      667
    • License:
      MIT
  • frug

    A simple and learnable gamedev library for rust

    • Latest version:
      0.2.7
    • Downloads:
      7,237
    • Recent downloads:
      156
    • 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:
      65,812
    • Recent downloads:
      352
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      41
    • 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:
      126,156,116
    • Recent downloads:
      27,522,755
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      5,755
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-17
  • 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:
      3,977,380
    • Recent downloads:
      708,946
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      2,562
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-03
  • miniquad

    Cross-platform window context and rendering library.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.8
    • Downloads:
      1,631,210
    • Recent downloads:
      185,602
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      1,995
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-13
  • notan

    A simple portable multimedia layer to create apps or games easily

    • Latest version:
      0.14.0
    • Downloads:
      69,263
    • Recent downloads:
      3,833
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      969
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-17
  • nuklear-rust

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

    • Latest version:
      0.6.3
    • Downloads:
      40,860
    • Recent downloads:
      412
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      369
    • Last activity:
      2020-10-20
  • piston2d-graphics

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

    • Latest version:
      0.45.0
    • Downloads:
      1,692,408
    • Recent downloads:
      93,348
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      483
    • Last activity:
      2024-09-17
  • pixels

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

    • Latest version:
      0.17.1
    • Downloads:
      510,439
    • Recent downloads:
      64,613
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,102
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-30
  • polystrip

    A powerful, flexible wrapper around wgpu

    • Latest version:
      0.6.0
    • Downloads:
      13,164
    • Recent downloads:
      15
    • 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:
      54,224
    • Recent downloads:
      686
    • 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:
      16,082
    • Recent downloads:
      487
    • License:
      AGPL-3.0-or-later
  • sdl2

    SDL2 bindings for Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.38.0
    • Downloads:
      4,318,471
    • Recent downloads:
      1,086,632
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,942
    • 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:
      135,267
    • Recent downloads:
      24,400
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      349
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-14
  • sfml

    Rust binding for sfml

    • Latest version:
      0.25.1
    • Downloads:
      240,290
    • Recent downloads:
      12,811
    • 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:
      111,619
    • Recent downloads:
      537
    • 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:
      316,271
    • Recent downloads:
      68,876
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      1,624
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-17
  • tiny-skia

    A tiny Skia subset ported to Rust.

    • Latest version:
      0.12.0
    • Downloads:
      28,286,035
    • Recent downloads:
      7,699,593
    • License:
      BSD-3-Clause
    • Stars:
      1,556
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-05
  • wgpu

    Cross-platform, safe, pure-rust graphics API

    • Latest version:
      29.0.3
    • Downloads:
      21,987,315
    • Recent downloads:
      5,371,355
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      17,155
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-18

Archived

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

    Vulkan-lite graphics API

    • Latest version:
      0.6.0
    • Downloads:
      14,861
    • Recent downloads:
      113
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      33
    • Last activity:
      2024-06-28

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