Free Yawcam AlternativesVideo Streaming Apps like Yawcam

The best free alternative to Yawcam is Cheese, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Yawcam and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Yawcam are Webcamoid, ZoneMinder, Debut and Shinobi.

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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...

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  1. Cheese icon
     102 likes

    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.

    39 Cheese alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Webcam recording
    2.  Capture Video
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Photobooth
    5.  Webcam Effects
    6.  Custom Backgrounds
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Annotate Screenshot
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Support for Multiple Monitors
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    Cheese VS Yawcam

    Is Cheese a good alternative to Yawcam?
     
    • This alternative is disputed. Cheese is a legitimate Yawcam alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Cheese is the most popular Linux alternative to Yawcam.

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

    • Cheese is Free and Open SourceYawcam is Free and Proprietary
    • Cheese is LightweightYawcam is not according to our users
  2. Webcamoid icon
     38 likes

    Webcamoid is a full featured and multiplatform webcam suite.

    41 Webcamoid alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Flathub

    Top Webcamoid Features

    1.  Virtual Webcam
    2.  No installation required
    3.  Image Correction
    4.  Portable
    5.  Chroma Key / Green Screen
    6.  IP camera
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Virtual camera output
    9.  Webcam Effects
    10.  Webcam recording
    11.  Photo effects
    12.  Record videos
    Webcamoid iconYawcam Icon

    Webcamoid VS Yawcam

    Is Webcamoid a good alternative to Yawcam?
     
    • Most users think Webcamoid is a great Yawcam alternative.

    • Webcamoid is the most popular Windows & Android alternative to Yawcam.

    • Webcamoid is Free and Open SourceYawcam is Free and Proprietary
  3. ZoneMinder icon
     36 likes

    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.

    48 ZoneMinder alternatives
    ZoneMinder Montage

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    ZoneMinder Features

    1.  Motion Detection
    2.  Video-surveillance
    ZoneMinder iconYawcam Icon

    ZoneMinder VS Yawcam

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    Comments about ZoneMinder as an Alternative to Yawcam
     
    Guest

    motion detection rly well managed and a lot of usefull security options

    Positive commentJul 31, 2019
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    • Some users think ZoneMinder is a great Yawcam alternative, some don't.

    • ZoneMinder is Free and Open SourceYawcam is Free and Proprietary
  4. Debut icon
     45 likes

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

    129 Debut alternatives
    Debut Screen Recorder and Video Capture Main Screen

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Debut Features

    1.  Video overlay
    2.  Subtitles and captions
    3.  Record videos
    4.  Webcam recording
    5.  Special effects
    6.  Color management
    7.  Stream Capture
    8.  Capture Video
    9.  Webcam overlays
    10.  Capture mouse pointer
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    Debut VS Yawcam

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    • Most users think Debut is a great Yawcam alternative.

    • Debut is the most popular Mac alternative to Yawcam.

    • Debut is Freemium and ProprietaryYawcam is Free and Proprietary
  5. Shinobi icon
     17 likes

    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.

    24 Shinobi alternatives
    Shinobi screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Shinobi Features

    1.  Live Preview
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Multiple Cameras
    6.  Record videos
    7.  Embedded video stream
    8.  Websocket streams
    Shinobi iconYawcam Icon

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    • Shinobi is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Yawcam.

    • Shinobi is Free Personal and Open SourceYawcam is Free and Proprietary
  6. GTK+ UVC Viewer icon
     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.

    21 GTK+ UVC Viewer alternatives
    GTK+ UVC Viewer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    GTK+ UVC Viewer Features

    1.  Capture Video
    2.  Webcam recording
    GTK+ UVC Viewer iconYawcam Icon

    GTK+ UVC Viewer VS Yawcam

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  7. Kamoso icon
     7 likes

    Kamoso is a simple and friendly program to use your camera.

    35 Kamoso alternatives
    Kamoso screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Webcam Effects
    2.  Special effects
    3.  Webcam recording
    4.  Record videos
    Kamoso iconYawcam Icon

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  8. MotionEye icon
     13 likes

    motionEye is a web frontend for the motion daemon, written in Python.

    43 MotionEye alternatives
    Normal Desktop View

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • Raspberry Pi

    MotionEye Features

    1.  Video-surveillance
    2.  Motion Detection
    3.  Remote monitoring
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  9. Frigate NVR icon
     5 likes

    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.

    15 Frigate NVR alternatives
    Frigate NVR screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Frigate NVR iconYawcam Icon

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  10. AtHome Video Streamer icon
     8 likes

    AtHome Video Streamer instantly turns your computer or smart devices into a video surveillance camera. Paired with the AtHome Camera app installed on other smartphones or Windows computers, you can access and control the security camera anywhere anytime.

    26 AtHome Video Streamer alternatives
    AtHome Video Streamer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    AtHome Video Streamer Features

    1.  Facial Recognition
    2.  Motion Detection
    3.  Pan Tilt
    4.  Live Push Notifications
    5.  Video-surveillance
    6.  Record videos
    7.  Remote monitoring
    AtHome Video Streamer iconYawcam Icon

    AtHome Video Streamer VS Yawcam

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    • AtHome Video Streamer is the most popular iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Yawcam.

    • AtHome Video Streamer is Free and ProprietaryYawcam is also Free and Proprietary
  11. Motion icon
     11 likes

    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.

    19 Motion alternatives
    Motion screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Motion Features

    1.  Facial Recognition
    2.  Track everything
    3.  Motion Detection
    Motion iconYawcam Icon

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  12. Contacam icon
     9 likes

    This Free Video Surveillance and Live Webcam software for Windows is extremely easy on system resources, and does not contain unnecessary bloat. It is fast, light, and versatile enough to meet all your security needs while still being very user friendly and able to run on even...

    36 Contacam alternatives
    5 Running Cameras

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Contacam Features

    1.  Video-surveillance
    2.  Webcam recording
    3.  Multiple languages
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