https://github.com/Ruddle/RemoteCam

Your android camera streamed on your desktop: use as a source for OBS, or as a webcam with v4l2. Free✅, No Ads✅, Open Source✅
https://github.com/Ruddle/RemoteCam

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Your android camera streamed on your desktop: use as a source for OBS, or as a webcam with v4l2. Free✅, No Ads✅, Open Source✅

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/Ruddle/RemoteCam
• Owner: Ruddle
• License: mit
• Created: 2023-08-13T20:34:42.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-12-01T08:59:25.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-01T03:33:12.892Z (5 months ago)
• Language: Kotlin
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.93 MB
• Stars: 462
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 52
• Open Issues: 13
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# RemoteCam

Your android camera streamed on your desktop: use as a source for OBS, or as a webcam with v4l2.

Free✅, No Ads✅, Open Source✅

# How it works

The app allows a user to choose a sensor and a resolution. From there it captures every frame as JPEG and push them to a connected http client as a MJPEG stream.

![app screenshot](assets/screen.jpg)

# Download

[RemoteCam.apk](https://github.com/Ruddle/RemoteCam/releases/tag/0.04)

It is not available on the Play Store. Please do not upload it there.

# Use cases

You can use that stream in **OBS** with the *Media Source* or the *Browser* (lower latency) source: (change ip to your phone's)

![example](assets/obs_mediasource.png)

Or you can pipe the stream into a virtual webcam compatible with most apps. On linux you would use **v4l2** and **ffmpeg**.

see bash script **remoteCamClient** for an example of how to set that up.

# Client

No official client yet, you have to DIY your way with the provided http MJPEG stream for now.

Let me know your interest for a turnkey virtual webcam or OBS plugin.

# Why

There is already an alternative, Droidcam, but it is not free for HD resolution 720p+.

Also Droidcam cannot use the telephoto lens on Samsung devices.

RemoteCam is an opensource alternative to Droidcam (but with <10% of its functionalities).