Cheese AlternativesTop Camera Apps & Screenshot Capture Tools 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, Debut, Kamoso and YouCam.

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  1. Webcamoid icon

    Webcamoid

     39 likes

    Webcamoid is a full featured and multiplatform webcam suite.

    43 Webcamoid alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Flathub
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  2. GTK+ UVC Viewer icon

    GTK+ UVC Viewer

     26 likes

    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

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    • Linux
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  4. Debut icon

    Debut

     45 likes

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

    141 Debut alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Replay Video Capture

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    Kamoso

     8 likes

    Kamoso is a simple and friendly program to use your camera. Use it to take pictures and make videos to share.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
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    YouCam

     10 likes

    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.

    28 YouCam alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Yawcam icon

    Yawcam

     39 likes

    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.

    69 Yawcam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Java
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  10. Apple Photo Booth icon

    Apple Photo Booth

     13 likes

    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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  11. Windows Camera icon

    Windows Camera

     4 likes

    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

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    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox
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    iGlasses

     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    QtCAM

     2 likes

    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

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    • Linux
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    Plasma Camera

     1 like

    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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  15. Kamerka icon

    Kamerka

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    Take photos using your webcam and shiny animated QML interface.

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    • Linux
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