Decision Workspace
win-screenshot vs windows-capture vs xcap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
win-screenshot
growingv4.0.14
Take a screenshot of a specific window or entire screen on Windows platform
65
windows-capture
stablev2.0.0
Fastest Windows Screen Capture Library For Rust 🔥
64
xcap
growingv0.9.6
XCap is a cross-platform screen capture library written in Rust. It supports Linux (X11, Wayland), MacOS, Windows, and HarmonyOS (OpenHarmony/OHOS). XCap supports screenshot and video recording (WIP).
Core Metrics
| win-screenshot | windows-capture | xcap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 49.9K | 289.2K | 755.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.5K | 69.1K | 106.5K |
| Dependents | 6 | 30 | 489 |
| Releases | 29 | 61 | 45 |
| Last Updated | 184d ago | 41d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 4y | 2y 8m | 2y 4m |
Health Breakdown
win-screenshot
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
windows-capture
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
xcap
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| win-screenshot | windows-capture | xcap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.14 | 2.0.0 | 0.9.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 7 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 56KB | 83KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •windows-capture leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •xcap has the most downloads (755.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •xcap is depended on by 489 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •xcap is pre-1.0 — API may change.