Our favorite free Linux tools which enable webcams to capture images and video, and to act as a video surveillance device.
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Tag: webcam
webcamize – use your camera as a webcam
Webcamize is software which lets you use any modern camera as a webcam on Linux—your DSLR, mirrorless, camcorder, point-and-shoot, and even some smartphones/tablets.
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Guvcview – full-featured video grabber
Guvcview (GTK+ UVC Viewer) is a webcam application offering a simple interface with special effects for video capture.
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Webcamoid – full featured webcam application
Webcamoid is a simple, but versatile open source webcam suite for picture and video capture. The application provides a good set of features.
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DroidCam – turn mobile device into a network-attached IP camera
DroidCam is open source software that lets you use your Android (or iOS) device as a network-attached IP camera.
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ZoneMinder – state-of-the-art video surveillance software system
ZoneMinder is an all-in-one Linux security camera solution. This application is designed around a series of independent components.
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Motion – webcam software
Motion is a V4L capture program supporting motion detection.
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Kerberos.io – video surveillance solution
Kerberos is a video surveillance solution, that uses computer vision algorithms to detect changes, and that can trigger actions (notifications, api, etc).
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Clight – webcam becomes light sensor
Clight is software that turns your webcam into a light sensor. The software adjusts the screen backlight based on the ambient brightness.
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Kamoso – utility for taking pictures and videos using a webcam
Kamoso is software to capture pictures and videos with a webcam.The software takes one-click pictures and videos that can be integrated into social networks.
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Cheese – webcam application
Cheese is a cheesy program to take pictures and videos from your webcam. You can take multiple photos in quick succession using the Burst mode.
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HasciiCam – html refreshed ascii video cam
HasciiCam enables users to publish live ascii video on the web. It captures video from a tv card and renders it into ASCII letters.
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camorama – simple webcam software
camorama is software that lets you view, alter and save images from a webcam.
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Ekiga – VoIP and video conferencing application
Ekiga is a VoIP and video conferencing application for GNOME. Ekiga uses both the H.323 and SIP protocols.
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Best Free and Open Source Software – Video
Best Free and Open Source Linux Software covering webcams, video players, video editors, video converters, media centers, YouTube tools, DVD and more.
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