Decision Workspace
windows-record vs screencapturekit vs wgc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
windows-record
growingv0.1.0
A library for recording screen and audio on Windows systems
68
screencapturekit
stablev6.0.1
Safe Rust bindings for Apple's ScreenCaptureKit framework - screen and audio capture on macOS
54
wgc
experimentalv1.0.2
An ergonomic Rust wrapper for Windows.Graphics.Capture API
Core Metrics
| windows-record | screencapturekit | wgc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 68 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 815 | 574.6K | 410 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 105.4K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 41 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 438d ago | 5d ago | 69d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 2y 9m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
windows-record
Maintenance
2
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
screencapturekit
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
wgc
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| windows-record | screencapturekit | wgc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 6.0.1 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 11 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 203KB | 42KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.76 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •screencapturekit leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ windows-record has not been updated in over a year.
- •windows-record is pre-1.0 — API may change.