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The best Camera alternative to Windows Camera is Cheese, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Windows Camera and four of them are Camera Apps so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Camera App alternatives to Windows Camera are Cosmic Camera, Megapixels and UniCam.

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  1. Cheese icon

    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 Raphaël Slinckx.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
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    • Cheese is the most popular Linux alternative to Windows Camera.

    • Cheese is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Windows Camera.

    • Cheese is Free and Open SourceWindows Camera is Free and Proprietary
    • Cheese is LightweightWindows Camera is not according to our users
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    Cosmic Camera

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    COSMIC Camera is a modern, easy-to-use camera application designed for the COSMIC desktop. Whether you need to snap a quick photo or record a video, COSMIC Camera provides a clean and intuitive interface that stays out of your way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • GTK+
     
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    UniCam

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    A cross-platform open-source webcam viewer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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