Decision Workspace
wcap-rs vs xcap vs win-screenshot
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
wcap-rs
experimentalv0.1.0
Simple library for screen or window capture on Wayland
64
xcap
growingv0.9.3
XCap is a cross-platform screen capture library written in Rust. It supports Linux (X11, Wayland), MacOS, and Windows. XCap supports screenshot and video recording (WIP).
56
win-screenshot
stablev4.0.14
Take a screenshot of a specific window or entire screen on Windows platform
Core Metrics
| wcap-rs | xcap | win-screenshot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 64 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 563.4K | 46.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 15 | 89.4K | 1.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 413 | 4 |
| Releases | 1 | 42 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 6d ago | 125d ago |
| Age | 14d | 2y 2m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
wcap-rs
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
xcap
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
win-screenshot
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| wcap-rs | xcap | win-screenshot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.9.3 | 4.0.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 25 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 71KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •xcap leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •xcap is depended on by 413 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •wcap-rs, xcap are pre-1.0 — API may change.