Open Source Yawcam AlternativesVideo Streaming Apps like Yawcam

The best open source alternative to Yawcam is Cheese. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Yawcam and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Yawcam are Webcamoid, Shinobi, MotionEye and Frigate NVR.

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  1. Cheese icon

    Cheese

     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.

    42 Cheese alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
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    • 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

    Webcamoid

     39 likes

    Webcamoid is a full featured and multiplatform webcam suite.

    42 Webcamoid alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Flathub
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    • 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
    • Webcamoid is LightweightYawcam is not according to our users
  4. Shinobi icon

    Shinobi

     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.

    26 Shinobi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    • Shinobi is Free Personal and Open SourceYawcam is Free and Proprietary
  5. MotionEye icon

    MotionEye

     14 likes

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

    45 MotionEye alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • Raspberry Pi
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  6. Frigate NVR icon

    Frigate NVR

     6 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. ZoneMinder icon

    ZoneMinder

     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.

    51 ZoneMinder alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about ZoneMinder as an Alternative to Yawcam
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    motion detection rly well managed and a lot of usefull security options

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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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
  9. Motion icon

    Motion

     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.

    20 Motion alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. Kamoso icon

    Kamoso

     8 likes

    Kamoso is a simple and friendly program to use your camera. Use it to take pictures and make videos to share.

    36 Kamoso alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
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  11. motionEyeOS icon

    motionEyeOS

     10 likes

    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.

    57 motionEyeOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Banana Pi
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Orange Pi
    • Odroid
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  12. Kerberos.IO icon

    Kerberos.IO

     5 likes

    Kerberos.io is a low-budget video surveillance solution, that uses computer vision algorithms to detect changes, and that can trigger other devices.

    46 Kerberos.IO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspbian
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker
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  13. GTK+ UVC Viewer icon

    GTK+ UVC Viewer

     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.

    22 GTK+ UVC Viewer alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  14. CameraUi icon

    CameraUi

     Like

    NVR like user Interface for RTSP capable cameras.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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