Decision Workspace
sampicore vs windows-capture vs libwayshot
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
sampicore
growingv0.4.0
🐶 Take a screenshot get a shareable URL
59
windows-capture
growingv1.5.0
Fastest Windows Screen Capture Library For Rust 🔥
58
libwayshot
growingv0.7.3
Screenshot crate for wlroots based compositors implementing the zwlr_screencopy_v1 protocol.
Core Metrics
| sampicore | windows-capture | libwayshot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 59 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 6.5K | 183.1K | 129.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 22.5K | 13.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 27 | 36 |
| Releases | 5 | 60 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 1654d ago | 180d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 4y 9m | 2y 6m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
sampicore
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
windows-capture
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
libwayshot
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| sampicore | windows-capture | libwayshot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 1.5.0 | 0.7.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 22 | 7 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 39KB | 42KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •windows-capture leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ sampicore has not been updated in over a year.
- •sampicore, libwayshot are pre-1.0 — API may change.