Decision Workspace
video-capture vs nokhwa vs media-device
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
video-capture
growingv0.1.1
Capture multimedia content from camera
58
nokhwa
growingv0.10.11
A Simple-to-use, cross-platform Rust Webcam Capture Library
57
media-device
growingv0.9.1
A cross-platform wrapper for capture and playback devices
Core Metrics
| video-capture | nokhwa | media-device | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 58 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 300.6K | 6.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 38.8K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 182 | 18 |
| Releases | 3 | 40 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 558d ago | 11d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 1y 9m | 5y | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
video-capture
Maintenance
5
Quality
6
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
nokhwa
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
media-device
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| video-capture | nokhwa | media-device | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.10.11 | 0.9.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 77KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 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.
- •⚠ video-capture has not been updated in over a year.