Decision Workspace
screenshot_desktop vs windows-capture vs xcap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
screenshot_desktop
growingv0.1.0
Take a screenshot of a screen
63
windows-capture
stablev2.0.0
Fastest Windows Screen Capture Library For Rust 🔥
62
xcap
growingv0.9.6
XCap is a cross-platform screen capture library written in Rust. It supports Linux (X11, Wayland), MacOS, Windows, and HarmonyOS (OpenHarmony/OHOS). XCap supports screenshot and video recording (WIP).
Core Metrics
| screenshot_desktop | windows-capture | xcap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 63 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 490.8K | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 89.0K | 127.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 40 | 589 |
| Releases | 1 | 61 | 45 |
| Last Updated | 706d ago | 90d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 2y 9m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
screenshot_desktop
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
windows-capture
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
xcap
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| screenshot_desktop | windows-capture | xcap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.0.0 | 0.9.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 7 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 56KB | 83KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •windows-capture leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •xcap has the most downloads (1.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •xcap is depended on by 589 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠screenshot_desktop has not been updated in over a year.
- •screenshot_desktop, xcap are pre-1.0 — API may change.