Decision Workspace
media-device vs ccap-rs vs cameras
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
media-device
growingv0.9.1
A cross-platform wrapper for capture and playback devices
56
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
54
cameras
experimentalv0.3.2
A cross-platform camera library for Rust, built with data-oriented design. Explicit format negotiation, push-based frame delivery, typed errors, and zero trait objects.
Core Metrics
| media-device | ccap-rs | cameras | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 56 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 6.4K | 239 | 396 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 18 | 0 | 20 |
| Releases | 17 | 4 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 53d ago | 65d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
media-device
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
ccap-rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
cameras
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| media-device | ccap-rs | cameras | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.1 | 1.6.0 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 21 | 3 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 136KB | 87KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •media-device leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •media-device, cameras are pre-1.0 — API may change.