# anonfaded/FadCam

Open-source, ad-free Android multimedia recorder with background video recording, screen recording, live streaming, and remote camera control

Repository: https://github.com/anonfaded/FadCam
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fadcam
Homepage: https://fadcam.fadseclab.com
Language: Java
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android-app, android-studio, cam, record-video, secret-recorder, camera2-api, camerax, ffmpeg-android, foss, open-source, material-design, material-ui, java, screenrecorder, screenrecordingapp, fadrec, video-editing, video-editing-tools
Last push: 2026-08-19T00:20:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 49, longevity 56
- inputs: {"age_days": 788, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 260, "gap_med": 43.5, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2726, forks 226 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:15.889634+00:00)

## What it is
FadCam is an open-source, ad-free Android multimedia recorder supporting discreet background video recording, dashcam mode, screen recording with annotations, and live streaming with remote camera control via a web interface. It is privacy-focused, FOSS, and built with Java using CameraX/Camera2 and FFmpeg for Android.

## Use cases
- record video in the background with the screen off
- use my phone as a dashcam
- record my android screen with annotations
- live stream my camera feed over local network
- remotely control my phone camera from a browser
- record video discreetly without ads or tracking
- geotag and watermark recorded videos

## When to choose
- you need a free, open-source background or dashcam video recorder on Android
- you want ad-free, privacy-first recording with no trackers
- you need screen recording with annotation and editing tools
- you want to monitor or control a camera remotely over your local network

## When to avoid
- you need an iOS or desktop recorder (Android only; desktop is planned)
- you need cloud-based streaming or professional multi-camera surveillance today
- you want an app available on Google Play rather than sideloading or F-Droid

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, gui, streaming
- domain: android-tools, privacy, media, self-hosted
- platform: -
- tags: background-video-recorder, screen-recorder, dashcam, live-streaming, remote-camera-control, ad-free, foss, secret-recorder, ffmpeg, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- anonfaded/FadCam (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:15.889634+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 2026-08-30T02:14:44.187118+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/anonfaded/FadCam (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:15.889634+00:00, sha 82e44b7d7729)
  - homepage: https://fadcam.fadseclab.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:57:52.303325+00:00, sha 723b10662355)
  - site_page: https://fadcam.fadseclab.com/legacy (fetched 2026-08-29T09:57:52.312266+00:00, sha 1d15f2902398)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.