libuvc/libuvc
a cross-platform library for USB video devices observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5684
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 799
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1157 stars · 557 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
libuvc is a cross-platform C library for accessing USB video devices built on top of libusb. It provides fine-grained control over UVC-compliant cameras, allowing generic access or custom drivers for unsupported devices.
Use cases
- capture video frames from a USB webcam in C
- control camera settings like exposure and focus on a UVC device
- access a USB camera without the OS's built-in UVC driver
- write a custom driver for an unsupported USB video device
- stream from multiple USB cameras in a cross-platform application
When to choose
- you need direct, fine-grained control over UVC devices from C/C++
- the OS driver doesn't expose the controls or formats you need
- you want a libusb-based, cross-platform camera access layer
When to avoid
- you just need standard webcam capture via the OS API (V4L2, DirectShow, AVFoundation)
- you need audio capture from webcams, which UVC video-only libraries don't cover
Facets
library · maturity active
image-processing computer-vision sdk computer-vision hardware cross-platform windows cpp cross-platform usb-video-class uvc libusb camera video-capture linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/libuvc/libuvc · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5a4439b84801
- homepage: https://libuvc.github.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 44136fa355b3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| libuvc/libuvc | main | 32 |
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