Free Cheese AlternativesTop Camera Apps & Screenshot Capture Tools like Cheese

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   Webcamoid

    39 likes

   Webcamoid is a full featured and multiplatform webcam suite.

   44 Webcamoid alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Screenshot Capture

   Origin

   • Argentina

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • BSD
   • Flathub

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Mar 2, 2017

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   This would be the qt equivalent of cheese.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Guest

   Positive comment•Oct 9, 2019

   0

   It has no framerate drop glitches as cheese does. Also the image it produces is more bright and sharp in my opinion.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Guest

   Negative comment•Mar 13, 2017

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   It doesn't appear to have photo booth type capabilities.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Webcamoid is Free and Open SourceCheese is also Free and Open Source
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   GTK+ UVC Viewer

    26 likes

   guvcview is a video viewer and capture software for the linux UVC driver. It is based in luvcview (http://mxhaard.free.fr), but all controls are done with GTK, allowing for a more user friendly GUI.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

   

   

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   halbtaxabo-njacobs

   Positive comment•Sep 23, 2025

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   Cheese stopped working with the latest version of Debian. I like guvcview because it works with my webcam, and it's lightweight - webcamoid required more than 50 other packages to be installed, guvcview only 4.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • GTK+ UVC Viewer is Free and Open SourceCheese is also Free and Open Source
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   Debut

    45 likes

   Debut is a screen capture and video recording software that records videos from your screen, webcam or other video devices.

   141 Debut alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Screen Recorder
   • Screenshot Capture

   Origin

   • Australia

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Negative comment•Mar 12, 2017

   -1

   It doesn't appear to have photo booth type capabilities.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Debut is Freemium and ProprietaryCheese is Free and Open Source
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   Kamoso

    8 likes

   Kamoso is a simple and friendly program to use your camera. Use it to take pictures and make videos to share.

   38 Kamoso alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • KDE Plasma
   • Flathub

   

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   YouCam

    10 likes

   Create engaging webcam videos with real-time AR makeup, over 200 effects, background blur, live streaming to major platforms, face tracking, face login security, capture and screen recording, filters, overlays, stickers, photo modes, brightness controls, and a media library.

   28 YouCam alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Face Filter

   Origin

   • Taiwan

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   Yawcam

    39 likes

   Yawcam stands for Yet Another Webcam software & that's exactly what it is. More precisely Yawcam is a webcam software for windows written in Java. The main ideas for Yawcam are to keep it simple and easy to use, but to include all the usual features.

   69 Yawcam alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Video Streaming

   Origin

   • Sweden
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Java

   

   

   

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    Windows Camera

     4 likes

    The Camera app is faster and simpler than ever. Just point and shoot to take great pictures automatically on any PC or tablet running Windows 10.

    13 Windows Camera alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Camera

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox

    

    

    

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    QtCAM

     2 likes

    QtCAM is free open source linux camera application provide an easier user interface for both capturing and viewing video. It would also work with any V4L2 compatible device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Camera

    Origin

    • India

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

    

    

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    Guest

    Positive comment•Jul 7, 2015

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    In cheese the FPS is not displayed whereas qtcam display that, Also the image control settings have only 4 settings and qtcam have 10+, colorspace switching is also not possible in cheese

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    • QtCAM is Free and Open SourceCheese is also Free and Open Source
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    Plasma Camera

     1 like

    It supports different resolutions, different white balance modes and switching between different camera devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Camera

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Linux Mobile
    • KDE

    

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    Kamerka

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    Take photos using your webcam and shiny animated QML interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

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    Webmirror.me

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    Take pictures or record video from webcam or browse an image from your device. Add fun effects, filters and layers. Share or save your creation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    

    

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    Webcam Toy

     4 likes

    Over 80 fun effects and filters to use with your web camera.

    15 Webcam Toy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • United Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online

    

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