Decision Workspace
uvc vs nokhwa vs ccap-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
uvc
growingv0.2.0
Safe and ergonomic wrapper around libuvc, allowing capture of webcam streams
58
nokhwa
growingv0.10.11
A Simple-to-use, cross-platform Rust Webcam Capture Library
56
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
Core Metrics
| uvc | nokhwa | ccap-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 58 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 22.5K | 300.6K | 239 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 38.8K | 0 |
| Dependents | 25 | 182 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 40 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1965d ago | 11d ago | 65d ago |
| Age | 7y 9m | 5y | 4m |
Health Breakdown
uvc
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
nokhwa
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
ccap-rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| uvc | nokhwa | ccap-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.10.11 | 1.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 20 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 77KB | 136KB |
| Features | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 9.1% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.65 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nokhwa leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nokhwa is depended on by 182 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ uvc has not been updated in over a year.
- •uvc, nokhwa are pre-1.0 — API may change.