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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to video-rs
Short answerThe closest alternatives to video-rs on crates.io data are ffmpeg-next (25.2K real downloads a day), gstreamer (30.9K real downloads a day), gstreamer-video (19.2K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is toml_datetime, and 8 shipped a release in the last year. video-rs itself gets 1,478 a day with 16 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs video-rs | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg-next Established | 25,189 | 17.04x | 125 | 3mo | category Multimedia, keyword "ffmpeg", keyword "video" | compare |
| gstreamer Established | 30,924 | 20.92x | 237 | 36d | category Multimedia, keyword "video" | compare |
| gstreamer-video Established | 19,154 | 12.96x | 104 | 36d | category Multimedia, keyword "video" | compare |
| toml_datetime Pulled in | 3,215,444 | 2175.54x | 29 | 16d | keyword "encoding" | compare |
| toml Foundational | 2,960,881 | 2003.30x | 20,777 | 15d | keyword "encoding" | compare |
| toml_edit Widely used | 2,715,071 | 1836.99x | 1,989 | 15d | keyword "encoding" | compare |
| miniz_oxide Established | 2,510,979 | 1698.90x | 443 | 7mo | keyword "encoding" | compare |
| potential_utf Pulled in | 2,261,800 | 1530.31x | 17 | 2mo | keyword "encoding" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with video-rs; read its description before you swap.
- More dependents means more answered questions and a smaller chance it disappears.
- Check the last release against how fast you need fixes. For video-rs: is it still maintained?
Rules
Alternatives = tracked crates (top 1000 by downloads) that share a specific crates.io category (2 points each) or keyword (3 points each) with video-rs, most similar first; its own parts (same name prefix) and crates it depends on or that depend on it are left out, because those are companions, not substitutes. Real downloads = quiet-day median, crates.io data Oct 27, 2026. Built when we find 3 or more.
Up next
The closest alternative: Established and gaining. 25,189 real downloads a day.ffmpeg-nextRust crate. Safe FFmpeg wrapper (FFmpeg 4 compatible fork of the ffmpeg crate). Real use: 25.2K downloads a day on quiet days; 125 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
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