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win-screenshot vs windows-capture vs xcap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
win-screenshot
stablev4.0.14
Take a screenshot of a specific window or entire screen on Windows platform
59
windows-capture
growingv1.5.0
Fastest Windows Screen Capture Library For Rust 🔥
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).
Core Metrics
| win-screenshot | windows-capture | xcap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 59 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 46.4K | 183.1K | 563.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.9K | 22.5K | 89.4K |
| Dependents | 4 | 27 | 413 |
| Releases | 29 | 60 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 125d ago | 180d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 3y 10m | 2y 6m | 2y 2m |
Health Breakdown
win-screenshot
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
windows-capture
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
xcap
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| win-screenshot | windows-capture | xcap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.14 | 1.5.0 | 0.9.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 7 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 39KB | 71KB |
| 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
- •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.
- •xcap is pre-1.0 — API may change.