jhuckaby/webcamjs
HTML5 Webcam Image Capture Library with Flash Fallback 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 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4566
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2324
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2511 stars · 1099 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
WebcamJS is a JavaScript library for capturing images from a user's webcam in the browser using HTML5 getUserMedia, with a Flash fallback for older browsers. It outputs captured photos as data URIs and is now in maintenance mode with only critical bug fixes.
Use cases
- capture webcam photos in the browser
- take user profile pictures from camera
- snapshot from getUserMedia without Flash
- fallback webcam capture for legacy browsers
- embed a webcam widget in a web form
- grab camera images as data URIs for upload
When to choose
- you need simple browser-based webcam snapshots with legacy Flash fallback
- you want a lightweight, dependency-free camera capture library
- you must support very old browsers without getUserMedia
When to avoid
- you need active development, new features, or PRs
- you need mobile camera support or real-time canvas effects
- starting a new project - consider modern getUserMedia wrappers or JpegCamera
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
image-processing ui-components web-development frontend browser-extensions browser webcam getusermedia flash-fallback html5 camera-capture data-uri javascript
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/jhuckaby/webcamjs · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2504abe4ca3a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jhuckaby/webcamjs | main | 23 |
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