google/forma

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2641 stars · 55 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Forma is an experimental, thoroughly parallelized vector-graphics renderer written in Rust with both CPU (SIMD + Rayon) and GPU (wgpu/WebGPU) back-ends. It implements a simple 4-stage pipeline (curve flattening, rasterization, sorting, painting) with a focus on portability, performance, and minimal dependencies.

Use cases

• render vector graphics in Rust
• rasterize bezier curves to pixels
• GPU-accelerated 2D rendering
• software rasterizer for vector paths
• embed a vector renderer in a cross-platform app
• render vector graphics on mobile and desktop

When to choose

• you need a portable Rust vector renderer across Fuchsia, Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS
• you want both CPU and GPU rendering back-ends
• performance matters and you want a parallelized rasterization pipeline
• you want a small dependency footprint focused purely on vector graphics

When to avoid

• you need a stable, production-mature renderer - the project is explicitly experimental
• you need full 2D graphics features beyond vector rendering (text layout, images, effects)
• you need an actively maintained project - the latest release dates to mid-2023
• you prefer a widely adopted renderer like Skia or Vello with larger ecosystems

Facets

library · maturity experimental

graphics image-processing graphics cross-platform rust cross-platform windows vector-graphics renderer cpu-rendering gpu-rendering wgpu simd rasterization 2d-graphics gpu linux macos android ios

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