Announcing `findfont-rs` v0.1 - A Cross-Platform Font Discovery Library for Rust! 🦀
Hey Rustaceans!
I'm excited to share findfont-rs - a new library that helps you locate font files across different operating systems with zero dependencies! Perfect for applications that need to work with system fonts in cross-platform environments.
What it does:
🔍 Finds font files (TTF, TTC, OTF) in system directories
🖥️ Supports Linux, macOS, and Windows out of the box
🚀 No external dependencies - pure Rust implementation
🛠️ Simple API - find fonts with just one function call
Basic Usage:
use findfont::find;
fn main() {
match find("Helvetica") {
Some(path) => println!("Font found at: {}", path.display()),
None => println!("Sorry, that font isn't installed!"),
}
}
Why I built this:
Working on a cross-platform Rust project, I needed a reliable way to locate system fonts without pulling in heavy dependencies. Existing solutions either weren't cross-platform or required native bindings. findfont-rs solves this by implementing platform-specific font directory detection in pure Rust!
Key Features:
- Comprehensive Search: Checks all standard system font directories
- Variant Support: Automatically looks for common variants (Light/Medium)
- Path Expansion: Handles ~ home directory expansion cross-platform
- Lightweight: Compiled binary adds <10KB to your project
Platform Support:
| Linux | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Installation:
[dependencies]
findfont = "0.1"
Where to Use:
- Font rendering engines
- GUI applications
- PDF generators
- Game development
- Any project needing system font discovery
Links:
Call for Contributors 👨💻👩💻
We're looking for help with:
- Expanding variant detection (Bold/Italic/etc)
- Adding WASM support
- Improving Windows font directory coverage