Shinobi is described as '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' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Shinobi for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Android, Self-Hosted and Mac apps. The best Shinobi alternative is Yawcam, which is free. Other great apps like Shinobi are ZoneMinder, Viseron, motionEye and AtHome Video Streamer.