Decision Workspace
screenshots vs windows-capture vs win-screenshot
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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 🔥
56
win-screenshot
stablev4.0.14
Take a screenshot of a specific window or entire screen on Windows platform
Core Metrics
| screenshots | windows-capture | win-screenshot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 59 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 259.8K | 183.1K | 46.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 20.4K | 22.5K | 1.9K |
| Dependents | 155 | 27 | 4 |
| Releases | 43 | 60 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 757d ago | 180d ago | 125d ago |
| Age | 4y | 2y 6m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
screenshots
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
windows-capture
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
win-screenshot
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| screenshots | windows-capture | win-screenshot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.10 | 1.5.0 | 4.0.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 39KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| 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.
- •⚠screenshots has not been updated in over a year.
- •screenshots is pre-1.0 — API may change.