Cheese Alternatives for Windows

Cheese is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Webcamoid, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Cheese and 17 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Cheese are Debut, Yawcam, Windows Camera and YouCam.

Cheese alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools but may also be Screen Recorders or Camera Apps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Cheese.

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Free • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool

Cheese uses your webcam to take photos and videos, applies fancy special effects and lets you share the fun with others. It...

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Webcamoid
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Free • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Screen Recorder
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
BSD
Flathub
37 Webcamoid alternatives
Webcamoid is a full featured and multiplatform webcam suite.
- - Webcamoid is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Cheese.
- - Webcamoid is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cheese.
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Webcamoid Features
1. Chroma Key / Green ScreenWebcamoid supports chroma key to replace the background with an image or video backdrop.
2. PortableWebcamoid can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Virtual camera outputUse the output from Webcamoid as your webcam's primary video source.
Virtual Webcam
No installation required
Image Correction
IP camera
Webcam recording
Webcam Effects
Record videos
Multiple languages
Special effects
Capture Video
Comments about Webcamoid as a Alternative to Cheese
Almost everyone thinks Webcamoid is a great Cheese alternative.
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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.
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This would be the qt equivalent of cheese.
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It doesn't appear to have photo booth type capabilities.
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Debut
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Freemium • Proprietary
Screen Recorder
Screenshot Capture Tool
Video Streaming App
Mac
Windows
110 Debut alternatives
Debut is a screen capture and video recording software that records videos from your screen, webcam or other video devices. Capture your entire desktop or a selected portion and save the recorded videos as avi, flv, wmv or other video file formats.
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Debut Features
Stream Capture
Video overlay
Subtitles and captions
Special effects
Webcam recording
Color management
Capture Video
Record videos
Webcam overlays
Capture mouse pointer
Comments about Debut as a Alternative to Cheese
Almost everyone thinks Debut is a great Cheese alternative.
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It doesn't appear to have photo booth type capabilities.
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Yawcam
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Free • Proprietary
Video Streaming App
Windows
Java
60 Yawcam alternatives
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.
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Yawcam Features
People detection
Time-lapse
Streaming
Webcam recording
Motion Detection
Java based
Multiple languages
Opinions about Yawcam as a Alternative to Cheese
Most users think Yawcam is a great Cheese alternative.
Windows Camera
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Free • Proprietary
Camera App
Windows
Windows Phone
Xbox
11 Windows Camera alternatives
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.
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Windows Camera Features
Self timer
Webcam recording
YouCam
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Freemium • Proprietary
Face Filter App
Live Streaming Tools and Service
Windows
23 YouCam alternatives
CyberLink YouCam delivers the functionality of a complete live video studio, to take full advantage of your webcam. It comes with face beautifier tools, over 200 fun effects for video chats and recordings, and a full set of capture tools.
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YouCam Features
1. Chroma Key / Green ScreenYouCam supports chroma key to replace the background with an image or video backdrop.
2. Face FilterYouCam uses augmented reality to overlay visual effects/elements on a live video or image.
3. Augmented RealityYouCam makes use of augmented reality to interact with one or more of its services.
Stream audio
Capture image from video
Capture Video
Twitch Integration
Webcam Effects
Webcam recording
Background image in Video chat
AMcap
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
43 AMcap alternatives
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 9 SDK
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AMcap Features
Capture Video
Webcam recording
Discontinued
The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 9.22, released in December 2014, can be still bought from the official website.
UniCam
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Free • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
Java
24 UniCam alternatives
A cross-platform open-source webcam viewer.
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UniCam Features
1. PortableUniCam can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightUniCam consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Streaming
Comments about UniCam as a Alternative to Cheese
pros, cons and recent comments
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Only one that worked out of the box without crashing.
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Webcam Viewer
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
4 Webcam Viewer alternatives
Simple lightweight webcam viewer.
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Glitzycam
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Paid • Proprietary
Photo Sharing App
Mac
Windows
15 Glitzycam alternatives
GlitzyCam is a truly DIY photobooth with powerful features that are so easy to use, anyone with a computer and a webcam can do it! Customize your photo layout, background design and even the number of photo slots with our template editor!
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Glitzycam Features
Photobooth
Discontinued
Official website unavailabe.
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Replay Video Capture
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Paid • Proprietary
Screen Recorder
Screenshot Capture Tool
Mac
Windows
79 Replay Video Capture alternatives
Record videos playing on your PC with ultra high quality video capture. Replay Video Capture is the ONLY screen capture application that allows you to capture videos using Background Mode. Go ahead and hide the video, or cover it with another window.
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Replay Video Capture Features
Record videos
Capture Video