Webcamoid is a webcam application for capturing photographs, recording videos and streaming camera footage. It provides a graphical interface for working with webcams, video sources and screen capture.
The application is suitable for video recording, online streaming, content creation and experimenting with camera effects. It can combine footage from different sources and provides controls for adjusting the appearance of captured video.
Webcamoid also includes virtual camera functionality, allowing its processed video output to be used by compatible applications. This makes it useful beyond straightforward webcam recording.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Capture photographs and record video from connected webcams.
- Manage multiple cameras, with individual settings and controls for each device.
- Adjust resolution, frame rate, brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, gamma and other camera properties.
- Apply more than 60 video effects, including blur, colour correction, distortion, pixelation and artistic filters.
- Combine and customise effects to change the appearance of live camera footage.
- Capture the desktop or individual application windows for screen recording.
- Use local video files, network streams and IP cameras as additional video sources.
- Record video and audio in a variety of supported multimedia formats.
- Stream directly to services including YouTube, Twitch and Kick.
- Send live streams to multiple destinations simultaneously.
- Broadcast video and audio over a local network using HTTP streams accessible through browsers or media players.
- Create a virtual webcam that other applications can use as a video input on supported systems.
- Configure audio capture and recording settings alongside video sources.
- Extend functionality through a modular plugin architecture.
- Provide an interface translated into numerous languages.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: webcamoid.github.io
Support:
Developer: Gonzalo Exequiel Pedone
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Webcamoid is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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