Decision Workspace
rscam vs media-device vs ccap-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
rscam
growingv0.5.5
Wrapper for v4l2.
57
media-device
growingv0.8.2
A cross-platform wrapper for capture and playback devices
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
Core Metrics
| rscam | media-device | ccap-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 57 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 126.0K | 6.3K | 113 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.6K | 35 | 54 |
| Dependents | 52 | 16 | 0 |
| Releases | 16 | 15 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 2516d ago | 52d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 11y 2m | 1y 3m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
rscam
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
media-device
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
ccap-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rscam | media-device | ccap-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.5 | 0.8.2 | 1.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 28KB | 136KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.65 |
| 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.
- •rscam has the most downloads (126.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rscam has not been updated in over a year.
- •rscam, media-device are pre-1.0 — API may change.