Cheese AlternativesTop Screenshot Capture Tools and other similar apps like Cheese

Cheese is described as 'Uses your webcam to take photos and videos, applies fancy special effects and lets you share the fun with others. It was written as part of Googles 2007 Summer of Code lead by Daniel G. Siegel and mentored by Raphaël Slinckx' and is a very popular screenshot capture tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Cheese for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Web-based apps. The best Cheese alternative is Webcamoid, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cheese are GTK+ UVC Viewer, Kamoso, Debut and YouCam.

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  1. Webcamoid icon

    Webcamoid

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    Webcamoid is a full featured and multiplatform webcam suite.

    42 Webcamoid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Flathub
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    Comments about Webcamoid as an Alternative to Cheese
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    This would be the qt equivalent of cheese.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    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
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    It doesn't appear to have photo booth type capabilities.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Webcamoid is a great Cheese alternative.

    • Webcamoid is the most popular Windows, Android & Linux alternative to Cheese.

    • Webcamoid is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cheese.

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

    GTK+ UVC Viewer

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    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.

    22 GTK+ UVC Viewer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about GTK+ UVC Viewer as an Alternative to Cheese
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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.
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    GTK+ UVC Viewer icon

    • Almost everyone thinks GTK+ UVC Viewer is a great Cheese alternative.

    • GTK+ UVC Viewer is Free and Open SourceCheese is also Free and Open Source
  4. Kamoso icon

    Kamoso

     8 likes
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    Kamoso is a simple and friendly program to use your camera.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE
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    MyCam

    Record videos and take pictures with your webcam, open image or video files and apply photo filters and video effects.

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  6. Debut icon

    Debut

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

    131 Debut alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Debut Screen Recorder and Video Capture Main Screen
     
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    Comments about Debut as an Alternative to Cheese
    Guest
    Negative
    -1

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Debut icon

    • Almost everyone thinks Debut is a great Cheese alternative.

    • Debut is the most popular Mac alternative to Cheese.

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

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    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.

    26 YouCam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Apple Photo Booth icon

    Apple Photo Booth

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    Take photo snapshots and video clips with your Mac using Photo Booth. Send them to your friends, use one as an iChat icon, add them to your Address Book, or organize and edit them in iPhoto. The real fun starts when you use the effects and backdrops in Photo Booth.

    26 Apple Photo Booth alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
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    Comments about Apple Photo Booth as an Alternative to Cheese
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It's commercial, but it's already included into Mac OS X! So free to use!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Apple Photo Booth icon

    • Apple Photo Booth is the most popular iPad alternative to Cheese.

    • Apple Photo Booth is the most popular commercial alternative to Cheese.

    • Apple Photo Booth is Paid and ProprietaryCheese is Free and Open Source
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    iGlasses

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    Enhance and adjust your webcam's video settings from within any app, including Skype, iChat, FaceTime and even web chat.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    iGlasses screenshot 1
     
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    Yawcam

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    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.

    67 Yawcam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Java
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  12. Windows Camera icon

    Windows Camera

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    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

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox
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    Plasma Camera

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux Mobile
    • KDE
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    QtCAM

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    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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Still Capture in Linux Webcam Software
     
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    Comments about QtCAM as an Alternative to Cheese
    Guest
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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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • QtCAM is Free and Open SourceCheese is also Free and Open Source
  15. Kamerka icon

    Kamerka

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    Take photos using your webcam and shiny animated QML interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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