#2d-vector-graphics #vector-graphics #2d #hybrid #renderer #graphics #2d-graphics

vello_hybrid_craft

A hybrid CPU/GPU renderer for Vello, balancing computation between CPU and GPU for efficiency

1 unstable release

Uses new Rust 2024

new 0.5.0 May 13, 2025

#408 in Graphics APIs


Used in 2 crates (via craft_core)

Apache-2.0 OR MIT

280KB
5K SLoC

Vello Hybrid

Hybrid CPU/GPU renderer

Apache 2.0 or MIT license.
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This crate implements a hybrid CPU/GPU renderer for Vello. It offloads fine rasterization and other GPU-suited tasks while keeping core path processing on the CPU, making it a balanced solution for a variety of hardware.

Features

  • Hybrid rendering approach with CPU-based tiling and GPU-accelerated fine rasterization
  • Efficient path processing with sparse strip representation
  • Designed for performance across different hardware capabilities

Usage

This crate serves as an optimized hybrid rendering engine, leveraging both CPU and GPU where appropriate.

Minimum supported Rust Version (MSRV)

This version of Vello Hybrid has been verified to compile with Rust 1.85 and later.

Future versions of Vello Hybrid might increase the Rust version requirement. It will not be treated as a breaking change and as such can even happen with small patch releases.

Click here if compiling fails.

As time has passed, some of Vello Hybrid's dependencies could have released versions with a higher Rust requirement. If you encounter a compilation issue due to a dependency and don't want to upgrade your Rust toolchain, then you could downgrade the dependency.

# Use the problematic dependency's name and version
cargo update -p package_name --precise 0.1.1

Community

Discussion of Vello Hybrid development happens in the Linebender Zulip, specifically the #vello channel. All public content can be read without logging in.

Contributions are welcome by pull request. The Rust code of conduct applies.

License

Licensed under either of

at your option.

Dependencies

~9–42MB
~604K SLoC