Active WebCam is described as 'Captures images up to 20 frames per second from any Video for Windows device including Video Cameras and USB cameras and broadcasts them either from your computer or through any FTP server. Viewers can watch real video, not still images like other software does' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Active WebCam for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, Linux, Mac and Android Tablet apps. The best Active WebCam alternative is ZoneMinder, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Active WebCam are Yawcam, MotionEye, Blue Iris and Contacam.