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uvc
v0.2.0 GrowingSafe and ergonomic wrapper around libuvc, allowing capture of webcam streams
MIT Edition 2018
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 5+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (23KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Downloads
22.3K
Dependents
25
Releases
11
Size
23KB
Deep Insights
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Steady growth
142 downloads in the last 30 days (5/day), up 4% from the previous period.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 7+ years old, uvc hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Minimal dependencies
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
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Compact crate
At 23KB, uvc is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 7/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 13/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 12/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 5/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 9/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
5/day avg-40%
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on uvc
Version Adoption
v0.2.0
50%
v0.1.6
17%
v0.1.1
11%
v0.1.0
11%
v0.1.9
11%
Release Timeline
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Maintainers
Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
25
crates depend on uvc