Open Source AMcap Alternatives for Mac

AMcap is not available for Mac but there are a few alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best open source Mac alternative is Webcamoid. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to AMcap and four of them are open source and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Mac alternatives to AMcap are Shinobi, Ambianic.ai and UniCam.

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AMcap alternatives are mainly Screen Recorders but may also be Screenshot Capture Tools or Screen Casting Tools. Other popular filters includes Mac + Open Source. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of AMcap.

AMcap

Screenshot Capture Tool
Paid • Proprietary

AMCap is a small yet fully functional video capture and preview application compatible with Microsoft DirectShow (formerly ActiveMovie, hence the name). It is based on the sample AMCap source code from the Microsoft DirectX...

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AMcap alternatives page was last updated Aug 4, 2020

Webcamoid
Webcamoid is a full featured and multiplatform webcam suite.
42 Webcamoid alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Screen Recorder
- Screenshot Capture Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- Flathub
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Top Webcamoid Features
1. Virtual Webcam
2. No installation required
3. Image Correction
4. Portable
5. Chroma Key / Green Screen
6. IP camera
7. Works Offline
8. Virtual camera output
9. Webcam Effects
10. Webcam recording
11. Photo effects
12. Record videos
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Webcamoid VS AMcap
Is Webcamoid a good alternative to AMcap?
- Some users think Webcamoid is a great AMcap alternative, some don't.
- Webcamoid is the most popular Android & Mac alternative to AMcap.
- Webcamoid is Free and Open SourceAMcap is Paid and Proprietary

Shinobi
Shinobi is an Open Source CCTV software written in Node.JS. Streams are img tags, but not MJPEG. Images are transferred through WebSocket. Files are saved in WebM videos, not JPEGs.
23 Shinobi alternatives
License model
- Free Personal • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted
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Shinobi Features
1. Live Preview
2. No registration required
3. Support for Multiple Monitors
4. Works Offline
5. Multiple Cameras
6. Record videos
7. Embedded video stream
8. Websocket streams
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Shinobi VS AMcap
Is Shinobi a good alternative to AMcap?
- Shinobi is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to AMcap.
- Shinobi is Free Personal and Open SourceAMcap is Paid and Proprietary

Ambianic.ai
Ambianic's mission is to make our homes and workspaces a little cozier. Ambianic is an Open Source Ambient Intelligence platform that puts local control and privacy first.
14 Ambianic.ai alternatives
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License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Ambianic.ai VS AMcap
Is Ambianic.ai a good alternative to AMcap?

UniCam
A cross-platform open-source webcam viewer.
25 UniCam alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Screenshot Capture Tool
- Camera App
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Java
UniCam Features
Portable
Lightweight
Streaming
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UniCam VS AMcap
Is UniCam a good alternative to AMcap?