Blend2D
Shares rank 10 of 14 graphics libraries by recommenders
Fast CPU-only 2D vector rendering library that people say beats rivals in some tests. Critics note it is still experimental and JIT can break compatibility.
Fast CPU-only 2D vector rendering library that people say beats rivals in some tests. Critics note it is still experimental and JIT can break compatibility.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fast rendering, even on CPU
“Also on X86_64 the numbers are really good for Blend2D, which beats Blaze in some tests.”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Math of Vector graphics on GPU, inspired by piet-GPU” “they seem to outperform every other rasterizer including GPU-based ones”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Math of Vector graphics on GPU, inspired by piet-GPU” “These are really high quality and performant libraries.”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Blend2D and AsmJIT development paused due to lack of funding” - Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Math of Vector graphics on GPU, inspired by piet-GPU”
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See all 14 graphics libraries, rankedWhat people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Blend2D never hits the news, but it has been exploring similar topics for years.”
“You can compile Blend2D without it and it would just work.”
“Blend2D is still more of an experimental project that JIT kills the compatiblity”
“These are really high quality and performant libraries.”
“Thanks a lot for Blend2D!”
“Blend2D was probably the first library to offer multi-threaded rendering on CPU”
“Also on X86_64 the numbers are really good for Blend2D, which beats Blaze in some tests.”
“it is CPU only but it is plenty fast enough”
“they seem to outperform every other rasterizer including GPU-based ones”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.