Blue Iris Alternatives for Linux

Blue Iris is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Frigate NVR, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Blue Iris and 17 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Blue Iris are ZoneMinder, Nx Witness VMS, Shinobi and motionEye.

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  1. Frigate NVR icon
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    A complete and local NVR with AI object detection. Uses OpenCV and Tensorflow to perform realtime object detection locally for IP cameras. With a very good HomeAssistant integration.

    23 Frigate NVR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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  2. ZoneMinder icon
     37 likes

    ZoneMinder is a free video camera security application suite, designed for low cost DIY video security including commercial or home CCTV, theft prevention and child or family member monitoring including nanny cam applications.

    56 ZoneMinder alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Nx Witness VMS is the next generation of IP video camera management software, allowing operators to instantly discover 99% of IP cameras and create and share an unlimited number of custom views combining live video, browser windows, and more!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. Shinobi icon
     17 likes

    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.

    35 Shinobi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. motionEye icon
     14 likes

    motionEye is an online interface for the software motion, a video surveillance program with motion detection.

    47 motionEye alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  6. CameraUi icon
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    NVR like user Interface for RTSP capable cameras.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Secluso icon
     1 like

    Secluso is a private home security camera that's fully end to end encrypted and verifiable. Watch live video, get alerts, and open recordings from your phone without handing your footage to a cloud provider.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  8. motionEyeOS icon
     10 likes

    motionEyeOS is a Linux distribution that turns a single-board computer into a video surveillance system. The OS is based on BuildRoot and uses motion as a backend and motionEye for the frontend.

    62 motionEyeOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Banana Pi
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Orange Pi
    • Odroid
     
  9. OpenCVR icon
     3 likes

    Open source ONVIF IP Camera manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Ambianic.ai icon
     2 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Kerberos.IO icon
     5 likes

    Kerberos.io is a low-budget video surveillance solution, that uses computer vision algorithms to detect changes, and that can trigger other devices.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspbian
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker
     
  12. Agent DVR icon
     2 likes

    Agent DVR is a new advanced video surveillance platform for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Raspberry Pi and Docker. Agent has a unified user interface that runs on all modern computers, mobile devices and even Virtual Reality.

    14 Agent DVR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
     
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