showmewebcam/showmewebcam
Raspberry Pi + High Quality Camera = High-quality USB Webcam! observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
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: 2230
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 749
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1449 stars · 134 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A firmware image that turns a Raspberry Pi Zero (or Pi 4) with a Raspberry Pi camera module into a high-quality USB webcam using UVC gadget support. It boots quickly and presents the Pi as a standard UVC webcam to Linux, Windows, and macOS.
Use cases
- turn a raspberry pi into a usb webcam
- use a dslr-quality camera for video calls
- build a high quality webcam for zoom and teams
- replace a cheap webcam with a raspberry pi hq camera
- make a mirrorless-style webcam from a pi zero
When to choose
- you own a Raspberry Pi Zero and a Pi camera module and want better video quality than a typical webcam
- you want a plug-and-play UVC webcam that works across Linux, Windows, and macOS
- you want an open-source, trustable webcam firmware
When to avoid
- you need a software webcam without dedicated hardware
- you don't have a compatible Raspberry Pi and camera module
- you need wireless streaming rather than USB webcam output
Facets
application · maturity active
embedded video-processing image-processing hardware embedded-systems media self-hosted embedded iot raspberry-pi webcam firmware uvc-gadget camera usb-gadget diy-hardware linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/showmewebcam/showmewebcam · fetched 2026-08-28 · de4b159e1ca4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| showmewebcam/showmewebcam | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="showmewebcam/showmewebcam")
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