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fangfufu/Linux-Fake-Background-Webcam

Faking your webcam background under GNU/Linux, now supports background blurring, animated background, colour map effect, hologram effect and on-demand processing. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/fangfufu/Linux-Fake-Background-Webcam · Python · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

63/100

  • Activity 69
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

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: 2334
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 190
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1700 stars · 173 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A Python application that creates a virtual webcam on GNU/Linux with fake backgrounds, including background replacement, blurring, animated backgrounds, hologram and colour map effects. It uses Mediapipe selfie segmentation with OpenCV and feeds output through v4l2loopback or akvcam.

Use cases

  • blur my webcam background on linux
  • replace video call background without green screen
  • virtual webcam for microsoft teams on linux
  • add animated background to webcam feed
  • fake webcam background in zoom under linux
  • overlay images on my webcam video

When to choose

  • you are on GNU/Linux and your conferencing app lacks background blur or replacement
  • you want an open-source, scriptable virtual webcam with effects
  • you need on-demand or CPU-friendly segmentation at usable frame rates

When to avoid

  • you are on Windows or macOS with native background effects
  • you need a plug-and-play GUI without kernel module setup
  • your platform cannot load v4l2loopback or akvcam

Facets

application · maturity active

computer-vision image-processing video-processing machine-learning computer-vision operating-systems privacy web-development python webcam virtual-camera background-replacement background-blur v4l2loopback mediapipe video-conferencing selfie-segmentation video linux

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
fangfufu/Linux-Fake-Background-Webcammain63

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