Decision Workspace
thindx-xinput vs winapi vs dxcapture
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
thindx-xinput
growingv0.0.0-2024-02-04
Thin XInput wrappers
57
winapi
growingv0.3.9
Raw FFI bindings for all of Windows API.
53
dxcapture
growingv1.1.3
`dxcapture` is a library for capturing a Direct3D 11 device on Windows.
Core Metrics
| thindx-xinput | winapi | dxcapture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 57 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 5.0K | 324.7M | 13.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 20.7M | 14 |
| Dependents | 0 | 24.1K | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 51 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 782d ago | 2100d ago | 1459d ago |
| Age | 2y 2m | 11y 4m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
thindx-xinput
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
winapi
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
dxcapture
Maintenance
8
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| thindx-xinput | winapi | dxcapture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0-2024-02-04 | 0.3.9 | 1.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 47 | 2 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 59KB | 1.2MB | 10KB |
| Features | 3 | 399 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.71.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •winapi leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •winapi is depended on by 24.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ thindx-xinput, winapi, dxcapture have not been updated in over a year.
- •thindx-xinput, winapi are pre-1.0 — API may change.