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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to printpdf
Short answerThe closest alternatives to printpdf on crates.io data are iced (7.5K real downloads a day), slint (7.2K real downloads a day), egui (81.7K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is wgpu, and 7 shipped a release in the last year. printpdf itself gets 19,068 a day with 105 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs printpdf | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iced Established | 7,494 | 0.39x | 410 | 11mo | category GUI, keyword "graphics", keyword "gui" | compare |
| slint Established | 7,244 | 0.38x | 115 | 36d | category GUI, keyword "graphics", keyword "gui" | compare |
| egui Widely used | 81,700 | 4.28x | 1,358 | 12d | category GUI, keyword "gui" | compare |
| eframe Widely used | 66,809 | 3.50x | 1,167 | 12d | category GUI, keyword "gui" | compare |
| bevy Widely used | 19,735 | 1.04x | 2,157 | 19d | category GUI, keyword "graphics" | compare |
| gpui Established | 2,472 | 0.13x | 142 | 12mo | category GUI, keyword "gui" | compare |
| wgpu Widely used | 153,438 | 8.05x | 1,925 | 2mo | keyword "graphics" | compare |
| lopdf Established | 141,599 | 7.43x | 400 | 6d | keyword "pdf" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with printpdf; read its description before you swap.
- More dependents means more answered questions and a smaller chance it disappears.
- Check the last release against how fast you need fixes. For printpdf: is it still maintained?
Rules
Alternatives = tracked crates (top 1000 by downloads) that share a specific crates.io category (2 points each) or keyword (3 points each) with printpdf, most similar first; its own parts (same name prefix) and crates it depends on or that depend on it are left out, because those are companions, not substitutes. Real downloads = quiet-day median, crates.io data Oct 27, 2026. Built when we find 3 or more.
Up next
The closest alternative: Established and steady. 7,494 real downloads a day.icedRust crate. A cross-platform GUI library inspired by Elm. Real use: 7.5K downloads a day on quiet days; 410 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
Art: Nicholas Roerich, Nag Lake (1925). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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