Decision Workspace
epicshot vs crabture vs xcb
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
epicshot
growingv0.1.3
Epic screenshot tool for Linux.
48
crabture
experimentalv0.2.3
Standalone Linux screenshot tool — no external dependencies required. Supports X11 and Wayland.
65
xcb
stablev1.7.0
Rust safe bindings for XCB
Core Metrics
| epicshot | crabture | xcb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 48 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 5.2K | 878 | 4.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 33 | 213.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 699 |
| Releases | 4 | 7 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 849d ago | 27d ago | 83d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 6m | 10y 1m |
Health Breakdown
epicshot
Maintenance
10
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
crabture
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
xcb
Maintenance
13
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| epicshot | crabture | xcb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.2.3 | 1.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 12 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 50KB | 216KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Yanked % | 25.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.74.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •xcb leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •xcb is depended on by 699 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ epicshot has not been updated in over a year.
- •epicshot, crabture are pre-1.0 — API may change.