Decision Workspace
screencapturekit vs capscreen_macos vs system_media
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
screencapturekit
stablev1.5.4
Safe Rust bindings for Apple's ScreenCaptureKit framework - screen and audio capture on macOS
53
capscreen_macos
experimentalv0.1.3
fork from screencapturekit-rs, add CoreGraphics Api, CGDisplay Api, capture_image_with_stream
39
system_media
experimentalv0.1.6
Rust crate for interacting with the NowPlaying API
Core Metrics
| screencapturekit | capscreen_macos | system_media | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 53 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 403.2K | 179 | 1.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 54.9K | 20 | 6 |
| Dependents | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 29 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 95d ago | 218d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 3m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
screencapturekit
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
capscreen_macos
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
system_media
Maintenance
10
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| screencapturekit | capscreen_macos | system_media | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.4 | 0.1.3 | 0.1.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 204KB | 151KB | 6KB |
| Features | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 3.5% | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •screencapturekit leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •capscreen_macos, system_media are pre-1.0 — API may change.