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roryclear/clearcam

Add object detection, tracking, mobile notifications, and search to any security camera. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/roryclear/clearcam · homepage · Python · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

86/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 93
  • Longevity 43
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 30
  • age_days: 606
  • days_rel: 51
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 12

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1254 stars · 89 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Clearcam is a self-hosted Python NVR that adds AI object detection, tracking, mobile notifications, and semantic search to any RTSP security camera using tinygrad for local GPU inference. It includes a web UI and an optional iOS app, with premium cloud features for remote viewing and push notifications.

Use cases

  • detect trespassers on my security cameras with AI
  • add object detection and tracking to my RTSP camera
  • search recorded CCTV footage for a specific vehicle
  • get phone notifications when a person is detected on camera
  • self-hosted NVR alternative to Frigate with GPU inference
  • count traffic passing my camera
  • view my camera feeds remotely from my iPhone

When to choose

  • you have RTSP cameras and a GPU-capable Mac or Linux machine
  • you want simple setup and local, private AI detection
  • you want semantic search over camera events
  • Frigate feels too complex or underuses your GPU

When to avoid

  • you need Windows support (ffmpeg fix still needed)
  • you want CPU-only inference on cheap hardware
  • you need mature integrations and a large community ecosystem
  • you require remote mobile notifications without any cloud dependency

Facets

application · maturity active

computer-vision object-storage search-engine http-server machine-learning video-processing computer-vision self-hosted security privacy artificial-intelligence python self-hosted nvr rtsp object-detection object-tracking yolov9 tinygrad clip cctv mobile-notifications video-search macos linux ios

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