Cheese Alternatives

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 app in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Cheese for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best Cheese alternative is Webcamoid, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cheese are GTK+ UVC Viewer, Debut, Yawcam and Kamoso.

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Cheese alternatives are mainly Screen Recorders but may also be Screenshot Capture Tools or Camera Apps.  Other popular filters includes Linux + 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 Cheese.
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Cheese 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...

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  1. Webcamoid icon
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    Webcamoid

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    Webcamoid is a full featured and multiplatform webcam suite.

    40 Webcamoid alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    Webcam controls
    Applying effects in real-time to a video
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    Video recording

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Virtual Webcam
    2.  No installation required
    3.  Image Correction
    4.  Portable
    5.  Chroma Key / Green Screen
    6.  Webcam Effects
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Virtual camera output
    9.  IP camera
    10.  Record videos
    11.  Multiple languages
    12.  Special effects
    Webcamoid iconCheese Icon

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    Guest

    This would be the qt equivalent of cheese.

    Positive comment •Mar 2, 2017
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    Guest

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

    Positive comment •Oct 9, 2019
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    Guest

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

    Negative comment •Mar 13, 2017
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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
    • Webcamoid is LightweightCheese is not according to our users
  2. GTK+ UVC Viewer icon
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    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.

    20 GTK+ UVC Viewer alternatives
    GTK+ UVC Viewer screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    GTK+ UVC Viewer screenshot 1
    GTK+ UVC Viewer screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Capture Video
    6.  Webcam recording
    GTK+ UVC Viewer iconCheese Icon

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  4. Debut icon
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    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.

    129 Debut alternatives
    Debut Screen Recorder and Video Capture Main Screen

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Debut Screen Recorder and Video Capture Main Screen Recording Options
    Debut Screen Recorder and Video Capture Find and Play
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    Debut Screen Recorder and Video Capture Transmit Methods

    Debut Features

    1.  Video overlay
    2.  Subtitles and captions
    3.  Record videos
    4.  Webcam recording
    5.  Special effects
    6.  Color management
    7.  Stream Capture
    8.  Capture Video
    9.  Webcam overlays
    10.  Capture mouse pointer
    Debut iconCheese Icon

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    Guest

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

    Negative comment •Mar 12, 2017
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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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    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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    Yawcam icon

    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.

    65 Yawcam alternatives
    The main window (control panel)

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Java
    The preview window
    The settings window
    +6
    Window that shows the viewers

    Yawcam Features

    1.  People detection
    2.  Time-lapse
    3.  Streaming
    4.  Webcam recording
    5.  Motion Detection
    6.  Java based
    7.  Multiple languages
    Yawcam iconCheese Icon

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  7. Kamoso icon
    Kamoso icon

    Kamoso

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

    35 Kamoso alternatives
    Kamoso screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Webcam Effects
    2.  Special effects
    3.  Webcam recording
    4.  Record videos
    Kamoso iconCheese Icon

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  8. YouCam icon
    YouCam icon

    YouCam

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    CyberLink YouCam is a live video studio software that utilizes your webcam. It includes face beautifiers, over 200 effects for video chats and recordings, and capture tools. It also has surveillance and face login security features.

    25 YouCam alternatives
    YouCam screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    YouCam screenshot 1
    YouCam screenshot 2
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    YouCam screenshot 3

    YouCam Features

    1.  Chroma Key / Green Screen
    2.  Stream audio
    3.  Capture image from video
    4.  Capture Video
    5.  Face Filter
    6.  Augmented Reality
    7. Twitch icon  Twitch Integration
    8.  Webcam Effects
    9.  Webcam recording
    10.  Background image in Video chat
    YouCam iconCheese Icon

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  10. iGlasses icon
    iGlasses icon

    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.

    10 iGlasses alternatives
    iGlasses screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    iGlasses screenshot 1
    iGlasses screenshot 2

    iGlasses Features

    1.  Virtual camera output
    2.  Support for Right-to-Left
    3.  Photo effects
    4.  Live Photo Adjustments
    5.  Webcam Effects
    6.  Color correction
    7.  Media Streaming
    iGlasses iconCheese Icon

    iGlasses VS Cheese

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    • iGlasses is the most popular commercial alternative to Cheese.

    • iGlasses is Paid and ProprietaryCheese is Free and Open Source
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    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
    Windows Camera screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox

    Windows Camera Features

    1.  Self timer
    2.  Webcam recording
    Windows Camera screenshot 1
    Windows Camera screenshot 2
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    Windows Camera screenshot 3
    Windows Camera iconCheese Icon

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    Megapixels icon

    Megapixels

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    Megapixels is a GTK-based camera app using the Linux media request API. It includes a fully configurable post-processing pipeline and QR code scanner.

    39 Megapixels alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • GTK+

    Megapixels Features

    1.  Camera capturing
    Megapixels iconCheese Icon

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    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.

    24 Apple Photo Booth alternatives
    Apple Photo Booth screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad

    Apple Photo Booth Features

    1.  Photo effects
    2.  Replace background
    Apple Photo Booth screenshot 1
    Apple Photo Booth screenshot 2
    Apple Photo Booth iconCheese Icon

    Apple Photo Booth VS Cheese

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    Guest

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

    Positive comment •Aug 5, 2016
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    Cheese Icon
    Apple Photo Booth icon

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

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