patjak/facetimehd
Reverse engineered Linux driver for the FacetimeHD (Broadcom 1570) PCIe webcam observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
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: 63
- age_days: 4545
- days_rel: 14
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
1501 stars · 191 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A reverse-engineered Linux kernel driver for the Facetime HD (Broadcom 1570) PCIe webcam found in newer MacBooks. It is written in C and licensed under GPL-2.0.
Use cases
- use the Facetime HD webcam on Linux
- get the Broadcom 1570 camera working on a MacBook running Linux
- enable built-in MacBook webcam support in Linux
- reverse-engineered driver for Facetime HD camera
- make video calls on Linux on a MacBook
When to choose
- you run Linux on a MacBook with a Facetime HD webcam and need camera support
- you want an open-source GPL driver for the Broadcom 1570 PCIe webcam
When to avoid
- you need a stable, production-grade driver with guaranteed support
- you are not on Linux or your hardware is not a Facetime HD webcam
Facets
library · maturity experimental
reverse-engineering hardware operating-systems webcam facetime-hd broadcom-1570 macbook kernel-driver pcie driver linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/patjak/facetimehd · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9267dc2c07b4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| patjak/facetimehd | main | 95 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="patjak/facetimehd")
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