Decision Workspace
qshot vs screenshots vs windows-capture
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
qshot
growingv0.1.3
A simple screenshotting library for Windows that focuses on performance.
49
screenshots
growingv0.8.10
Move to [XCap](https://crates.io/crates/xcap)
59
windows-capture
growingv1.5.0
Fastest Windows Screen Capture Library For Rust 🔥
Core Metrics
| qshot | screenshots | windows-capture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 49 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 6.0K | 259.8K | 183.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 24 | 19.8K | 21.8K |
| Dependents | 15 | 155 | 27 |
| Releases | 4 | 43 | 60 |
| Last Updated | 931d ago | 757d ago | 180d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 4y | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
qshot
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
screenshots
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
windows-capture
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| qshot | screenshots | windows-capture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.8.10 | 1.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 21KB | 39KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •windows-capture leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •screenshots has the most downloads (259.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •screenshots is depended on by 155 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠qshot, screenshots have not been updated in over a year.
- •qshot, screenshots are pre-1.0 — API may change.