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Turn your Mac into a motion-activated security camera

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   SpyCam▲132

   Mac menu bar camera app that detects motion + records video

   2024

2. 2
   Motion Software▲447

   Beautiful screen recordings for Windows, made simple.

   2025

3. 3
   Oversight▲141

   Get notified when an app accesses your Mac's camera or mic

   2019

4. 4
   Hand Mirror for Mac▲191

   A one-click camera check, right from the menu bar

   2020

5. 5
   Detail 2▲393

   Cinematic video made simple

   2021

6. 6
   Design Camera▲564

   Drag and drop 3D mockups

   2019

7. 7
   Phonitor▲215

   Turn old iPhone or iPad into a security camera

   2024

8. 8
   Camo▲423

   Use your iPhone or iPad as a pro webcam

   2020

9. 9
   Hawkeye Access for Mac▲279

   Control your Mac using head movements

   2020

10. 10
    Detail▲674

    Upgrade your camera & turn your Mac into a production studio

    2021 · detail.co

11. 11
    Claquette▲224

    Seamlessly record your Mac's screen, microphone and camera

    2016

12. 12
    Retina▲147

    Screen recorder w/ auto-zoom, smooth cursors, + AI graphics

    May 2026 · blendpixel.com

13. 13
    Lookback USB▲297

    Capture the screen of any iDevice & record from mac camera.

    2016

14. 14
    Home Cam - Home Security Camera▲15

    Hidden camera app for iOS

    2025

15. 15
    flowy▲162

    automatically animated Screen Recordings

    2025

16. 16
    Motionik▲126

    Beautiful screen recordings for Windows & macOS

    Nov 2025 · motionik.com

17. 17
    GoProd for Mac▲272

    Remove backgrounds and upscale lots of pics in 1 click

    2023

18. 18CA
    Clearcam – Add AI object detection to your IP CCTV cameras▲233

    This runs YOLOv8 + bytetrack with Tinygrad detections (depending on user config) are saved and can be sent to the companion iOS app along with a notification, all video processing is done locally, all footage is encrypted before leaving your computer, and the sending notifications + videos part is optional. This uses tinygrad, so it runs well on my apple silicon macs and should be able to run on a lot of hardware (or will be able to when I remove other deps).

    2025 · github.com

19. 19
    Boom video for Mac▲376

    Present live, record your screen, look pro on camera

    Jan 2026 · boomvideo.app

20. 20
    Camera Preview▲122

    Preview your webcam and take photos

    2024

21. 21
    lapse▲260

    Save instant time-lapse screen recording ✨

    2022

22. 22
    Bezel 2.0▲151

    Polished recordings and live demos of any iPhone on Mac

    2024

23. 23
    Camo 2▲166

    Great video made easy

    2023

24. 24
    Hand Mirror +▲237

    A one-click camera check, right from your Menu Bar

    2022

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