Decision Workspace
linuxvideo vs ccap-rs vs v4l2r
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
linuxvideo
growingv0.3.5
V4L2 video capture and output library
54
ccap-rs
experimentalv1.6.0
Rust bindings for ccap — high-performance, cross-platform webcam/camera capture with hardware-accelerated pixel format conversion (DirectShow/AVFoundation/V4L2), including common RGB/YUV workflows and video file input/playback support
48
v4l2r
growingv0.0.7
Safe and flexible abstraction over V4L2
Core Metrics
| linuxvideo | ccap-rs | v4l2r | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 54 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 13.7K | 113 | 110.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 77 | 54 | 6.7K |
| Dependents | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Releases | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 255d ago | 6d ago | 307d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 2m | 2y |
Health Breakdown
linuxvideo
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ccap-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
v4l2r
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| linuxvideo | ccap-rs | v4l2r | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.5 | 1.6.0 | 0.0.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | 0BSD | MIT | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 34KB | 136KB | 96KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ccap-rs leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •v4l2r has the most downloads (110.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •linuxvideo, v4l2r are pre-1.0 — API may change.