# patjak/facetimehd

Reverse engineered Linux driver for the FacetimeHD (Broadcom 1570) PCIe webcam

Repository: https://github.com/patjak/facetimehd
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/facetimehd
Language: C
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-25T11:47:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4545, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 14, "gap_med": 63, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1501, forks 191 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:54.272542+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: experimental
- function: reverse-engineering
- domain: hardware, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: webcam, facetime-hd, broadcom-1570, macbook, kernel-driver, pcie, driver, linux

## Member repositories
- patjak/facetimehd (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:54.272542+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:32:57.235510+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/patjak/facetimehd (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:54.272542+00:00, sha 9267dc2c07b4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.