Decision Workspace
uvc vs ccap-rs vs videocall-nokhwa-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
uvc
growingv0.2.0
Safe and ergonomic wrapper around libuvc, allowing capture of webcam streams
54
ccap-rs
experimentalv1.6.0
Rust bindings for ccap — high-performance, cross-platform webcam/camera capture with hardware-accelerated pixel format conversion (DirectShow/AVFoundation/V4L2), including common RGB/YUV workflows and video file input/playback support
52
videocall-nokhwa-core
growingv0.1.8
Core type definitions for nokhwa
Core Metrics
| uvc | ccap-rs | videocall-nokhwa-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 54 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 22.3K | 113 | 3.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 131 | 54 | 159 |
| Dependents | 25 | 0 | 13 |
| Releases | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1906d ago | 6d ago | 98d ago |
| Age | 7y 7m | 2m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
uvc
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
ccap-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
videocall-nokhwa-core
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| uvc | ccap-rs | videocall-nokhwa-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.6.0 | 0.1.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 136KB | 33KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 9.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ccap-rs leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •uvc has the most downloads (22.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ uvc has not been updated in over a year.
- •uvc, videocall-nokhwa-core are pre-1.0 — API may change.