Decision Workspace
wgrab vs crabgrab vs windows-capture
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
wgrab
experimentalv0.1.0
GPU-only screen capture library exposing captured frames as wgpu textures
44
crabgrab
growingv0.4.0
A cross-platform screen/window capture crate
63
windows-capture
stablev2.0.0
Fastest Windows Screen Capture Library For Rust 🔥
Core Metrics
| wgrab | crabgrab | windows-capture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 44 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 18 | 29.7K | 490.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 94.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Releases | 1 | 21 | 61 |
| Last Updated | 41d ago | 759d ago | 90d ago |
| Age | 1m | 2y 2m | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
wgrab
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
crabgrab
Maintenance
7
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
windows-capture
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| wgrab | crabgrab | windows-capture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.4.0 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 24 | 19 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 82KB | 82KB | 56KB |
| Features | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 14.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.87 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •windows-capture leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠crabgrab has not been updated in over a year.
- •wgrab, crabgrab are pre-1.0 — API may change.