Decision Workspace
miniscreenshot-desktop vs miniscreenshot-portal vs crabture
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
miniscreenshot-desktop
experimentalv0.2.0
Automatic desktop screenshot capture: tries Wayland → X11 → Portal.
47
miniscreenshot-portal
experimentalv0.2.0
XDG Desktop Portal (ashpd) screenshot helper for the miniscreenshot ecosystem. Works on GNOME, KDE, and wlroots-based compositors, and inside Flatpak/Snap sandboxes.
45
crabture
experimentalv0.2.3
Standalone Linux screenshot tool — no external dependencies required. Supports X11 and Wayland.
Core Metrics
| miniscreenshot-desktop | miniscreenshot-portal | crabture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 47 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 14 | 35 | 883 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 26d ago | 26d ago | 86d ago |
| Age | 26d | 26d | 8m |
Health Breakdown
miniscreenshot-desktop
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
miniscreenshot-portal
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
crabture
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| miniscreenshot-desktop | miniscreenshot-portal | crabture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | EUPL-1.2 OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | EUPL-1.2 OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 17KB | 50KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •miniscreenshot-portal leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crabture has the most downloads (883), suggesting wider adoption.