Is harfbuzz safe to use?

harfbuzz has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (14.2.0). DepScope rates its health at 76/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of harfbuzz?

The latest version of harfbuzz is 14.2.0, released 2026-04-20.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of harfbuzz.

No, harfbuzz is actively maintained. Latest release: 14.2.0 (2026-04-20).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for harfbuzz at this time.

harfbuzz is licensed under MIT.

homebrewv14.2.0

OpenType text shaping engine

License MITpermissive1 versions1 maintainers11 deps51,006 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 76/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

10/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

7/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

6

Contributors (12m)

6

Primary author dominance

93%

GitHub stars

5,581

single author dominance

Dependencies (11)

API access

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Last updated · 2026-04-20T10:50:31Z