Open Source Contacam Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Contacam is Shinobi. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ZoneMinder or motionEyeOS. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Contacam and ten of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Contacam are MotionEye, iSpy, Motion and Frigate NVR.

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Contacam

Free • Open Source
Video Streaming App
Windows

This Free Video Surveillance and Live Webcam software for Windows is extremely easy on system resources, and does not...

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Shinobi
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Free Personal • Open Source
Mac
Linux
Online
Self-Hosted
23 alternatives to Shinobi
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.
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Shinobi Features
1. Live PreviewInstantly see what your files and documents look like as you create them.
2. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Shinobi without registration.
3. Support for Multiple MonitorsShinobi supports the use of multiple displays.
4. Works OfflineShinobi can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Multiple Cameras
Record videos
Embedded video stream
Websocket streams
ZoneMinder
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Free • Open Source
Video Streaming App
Linux
46 alternatives to ZoneMinder
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.
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ZoneMinder Features
Motion Detection
Video-surveillance
motionEyeOS
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Free • Open Source
Video Streaming App
Linux
Banana Pi
Raspberry Pi
Orange Pi
Odroid
57 alternatives to motionEyeOS
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.
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motionEyeOS Features
Linux-based
Video-surveillance
Motion Detection
Discontinued
motionEyeOS is, at least for now, unmaintained and not being updated as stated on the GitHub repo.
MotionEye
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Free • Open Source
Linux
Self-Hosted
Raspbian
Raspberry Pi
41 alternatives to MotionEye
motionEye is a web frontend for the motion daemon, written in Python.
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MotionEye Features
Video-surveillance
Motion Detection
Remote monitoring
Discontinued
https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneye#readme
iSpy
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Paid • Open Source
Video Streaming App
Windows
Mac
Linux
56 alternatives to iSpy
iSpy uses your USB webcams, IP cams, capture cards, desktops and microphones to detect and record movement or sound and provides security, surveillance, monitoring and alerting services. Media is recorded directly to H264 mp4 files or AVI files.
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iSpy Features
IP camera
Face detection
Video-surveillance
License plate detection
Streaming
Multiple Cameras
Webcam recording
Remote monitoring
Motion Detection
Voice Recording
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Motion
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Free • Open Source
Linux
17 alternatives to Motion
Motion is a program that monitors the video signal from one or more cameras and is able to detect if a significant part of the picture has changed; in other words, it can detect motion.
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Motion Features
1. Facial RecognitionMotion can register a biometric facial pattern to identify or verify the identity of a subject through an image or video.
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Motion Detection
Frigate NVR
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Free • Open Source
Linux
Self-Hosted
12 alternatives to Frigate NVR
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.

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Kerberos.IO
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Freemium • Open Source
Mac
Linux
Online
Chrome OS
BSD
Self-Hosted
Raspbian
Raspberry Pi
Docker
40 alternatives to Kerberos.IO
Kerberos.io is a low-budget video surveillance solution, that uses computer vision algorithms to detect changes, and that can trigger other devices. Kerberos.io is open source so everyone can customize the source code to its needs and share it with the community under the...
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Kerberos.IO Features
1. Motion CaptureYou can capture and modify/animate faces, gestures, movements or objects within the Kerberos.IO.
Remote monitoring
Webcam recording
Video-surveillance
Motion Detection
Ambianic.ai
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
14 alternatives to Ambianic.ai
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.

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Bitsii WebCam
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
8 alternatives to Bitsii WebCam
Bitsii WebCam is an OpenSource motion detecting webcam application that you can install via the Bitsii bridge on Windows, MacOS, and Linux (including Raspberry Pi s).
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Bitsii WebCam Features
Motion Detection
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