cowtoolz/webcamize
Use (almost) any camera as a webcam observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
68/100
- Activity 84
- Release rhythm 40
- Longevity 80
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 11
- age_days: 1122
- days_rel: 449
- days_push: 100
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1743 stars · 40 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Webcamize is a command-line tool that turns almost any modern camera—DSLRs, mirrorless cameras, camcorders, point-and-shoots, and some smartphones—into a webcam on Linux. It also fixes many webcams that don't work out of the box, with macOS and Windows support in progress.
Use cases
- use my dslr as a webcam on linux
- make my mirrorless camera work as a webcam
- get a webcam that doesn't work on linux running
- use a camcorder as a webcam for video calls
- turn a point-and-shoot camera into a webcam
- use my phone camera as a webcam on linux
When to choose
- you want to use a DSLR, mirrorless, or camcorder as a webcam on Linux
- your webcam isn't recognized out of the box on Linux
- you want a simple one-command setup with no complex configuration
When to avoid
- you need full macOS or Windows support today (still in progress)
- you need a GUI-based webcam configuration tool
- your camera is not on the supported devices list
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
video-processing cli developer-tools media operating-systems hardware cross-platform cli cross-platform webcam dslr camera v4l2 video-capture linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/cowtoolz/webcamize · fetched 2026-08-28 · 76ebd7f30b54
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cowtoolz/webcamize | main | 68 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="cowtoolz/webcamize")
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