# Myzel394/Alibi

Use your phone as a dashcam and save the last 30 minutes when you need them.

Repository: https://github.com/Myzel394/Alibi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/myzel394-alibi
Language: Kotlin
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android, dashcam, jetpack-compose, material-you, material-you-3, privacy, recorder
Last push: 2026-02-11T07:29:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 49/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 67, release rhythm 8, longevity 80
- inputs: {"age_days": 1127, "days_push": 203, "days_rel": 725, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1676, forks 122 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:20.627439+00:00)

## What it is
Alibi is an Android app that continuously records audio and video in the background, keeping a rolling buffer of the last 30 minutes that can be saved on demand. It works entirely offline with fully configurable recording settings.

## Use cases
- use my phone as a dashcam while driving
- record the last 30 minutes of audio after an incident
- keep a rolling video buffer for evidence while cycling
- capture footage of interactions with police or in accidents
- record background audio continuously without internet
- save recent video only when something happens

## When to choose
- you need a privacy-friendly, offline dashcam on an Android phone
- you want continuous background recording with on-demand saving of recent footage
- you prefer open-source apps available on F-Droid

## When to avoid
- you need an iOS or desktop dashcam solution
- you need cloud backup or live streaming of recordings
- you need dashcam features like GPS overlay or parking mode hardware integration

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, audio-processing, privacy
- domain: android-tools, privacy, media, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: dashcam, background-recording, jetpack-compose, material-you, offline, circular-buffer, witness-recording, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- Myzel394/Alibi (main) score 49

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:20.627439+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 2026-08-30T03:42:25.615062+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Myzel394/Alibi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:20.627439+00:00, sha c92d32485126)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.