Decision Workspace
crabgrab vs xcap vs windows-capture
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
crabgrab
growingv0.4.0
A cross-platform screen/window capture crate
64
xcap
growingv0.9.3
XCap is a cross-platform screen capture library written in Rust. It supports Linux (X11, Wayland), MacOS, and Windows. XCap supports screenshot and video recording (WIP).
59
windows-capture
growingv1.5.0
Fastest Windows Screen Capture Library For Rust 🔥
Core Metrics
| crabgrab | xcap | windows-capture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 64 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 28.7K | 563.4K | 183.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 196 | 86.4K | 21.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 413 | 27 |
| Releases | 21 | 42 | 60 |
| Last Updated | 651d ago | 6d ago | 180d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 2y 2m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
crabgrab
Maintenance
7
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
xcap
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
windows-capture
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| crabgrab | xcap | windows-capture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.9.3 | 1.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 19 | 25 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 82KB | 71KB | 39KB |
| Features | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •xcap leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •xcap is depended on by 413 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠crabgrab has not been updated in over a year.
- •crabgrab, xcap are pre-1.0 — API may change.