Open Source Mac Video Capture Software

Matroska is an open standard audio/video container format. Visit our homepage at http://www.matroska.org

OBS Studio, also known as Open Broadcaster Software, is a free and open source software program for live streaming and video recording. Features of the software include device/source capture, recording, encoding and broadcasting. Stream on Windows, Mac or Linux. This software is commonly used by video game streamers on the popular streaming platform Twitch.

libdc1394 is a library that provides a high level programming interface for application developers who wish to control and capture streams from IEEE 1394 based cameras that conform to the 1394-based Digital Camera Specifications (also known as the IIDC or DCAM Specifications). libdc1394 also supports some USB cameras that are IIDC compliant. Besides capture and control, libdc1394 provides a full set of colour space conversion functions (including RAW decoding), vendor specific functions and direct camera register access. Keywords: ieee1394, IIDC, DCAM, firewire, USB, machine vision, computer vision, video capture, library

This software writes short movies with your digital DSLR camera Canon (R) directly to computer. The camera must have LiveView feature to work, like in Canon EOS 450D for example. The Program has preview, Av, Tv and WB control.

Tvheadend is a TV streaming server and digital video recorder for Linux. It supports DVB-C(2), DVB-T(2), DVB-S(2), ATSC, SAT>IP, HDHomeRun and IPTV inputs, as well as HTTP, HTSP (own protocol) and SAT>IP outputs.

PortMedia was created to develop and share cross-platform, open-source I/O libraries for digital media including MIDI, video, and audio. Only a few things were released under the PortMedia umbrella. These are now hosted by the github.com/Portmidi/ project, where you can find the lastest versions of PortMidi, portsmf (Standard MIDI File support and more), and see github.com/rbdannenberg/scorealign for MIDI and/or Audio score alignment.

A fast closed captions extractor for MPEG and H264 files. Supports DVD, HDTV transport streams, Replay TV. Use this to create .srt (subtitles) files for your TV captures, have transcripts so you can edit subtitles, etc. This project has moved to its own domain: https://www.ccextractor.org Files in sourceforge are left for archival purposes, but new releases will be available from ccextractor.org.

macam is focused on developing webcam support for Mac OS X. We are trying to incorporate many different camera types. If you want a camera to work on OSX, join in! We need help with testing cameras (there are soooo many). Please visit the Web Site fi

Videoder is a tool that allows you to search for any video you want using a personalized search engine that combs through different streaming video services like YouTube, Vimeo, and others, so that you can then download them directly to your Android device.

Bloom is an open-source, agent-centric video recording and processing platform designed as a modern alternative to tools like Loom, but with a strong emphasis on AI-driven workflows and programmability. It allows users to record sessions locally while simultaneously preparing those recordings to be processed, indexed, and analyzed by AI systems, effectively turning simple screen captures into structured, queryable data. The project is part of the broader VideoDB ecosystem, which focuses on giving AI agents perception and memory through video, enabling them to understand and act upon visual information. Bloom supports the concept of “agentic video,” where recordings are not just passive media files but interactive assets that can be searched, summarized, and transformed into workflows or insights. This makes it particularly useful for use cases such as debugging AI agents, documenting processes, training models, or creating automated video-based reports.

Freevo is an open source HTPC media centre integrating PVR / DVR funtionality along with music, video, gaming, home automation and more. It is written in python and uses existing popular software such as mplayer, xine and vlc.

Software and HDL code for Elphel reconfigurable network cameras

The Wis-Go7007 is a Driver for the Plextor ConvertX PX-M402U. ConvertX is a USB-Box that digitized analog videos. The operation is simple: You can take the command line or the GUI (Gogo Mini). For more information download the "readme.txt".

"A Programmer's Guide to SJCAM SJ4000 WiFi" is a reverse-engineered documentation of WiFi-based control protocol and API in SJCAM SJ4000 WiFi action camera, providing necessary information for free software developers to develop applications or libraries for controlling it wirelessly. The guide also documents details necessary for power users to utilize this feature of their own camera without relying on proprietary SJCAM ZONE software; along with trivia, catches, quirks, and limitations observed in several camera functions. See project website to read the guide online, or visit Files section to download the guide and extra items.

.NET wrapper for VLC media player. This library allows you to use libvlc from .NET code without dll imports. Simple and easy to use for playing, streaming, transcoding of video streams. Visit the home page for more info.

TubeKit is a toolkit for creating YouTube crawlers. It allows one to build one's own crawler that can crawl YouTube based on a set of seed queries and collect up to 17 different attributes.

This project develops video conferencing and VoIP applications for Mac OS X. XMeeting is based on the work of the OpenH323 project which provides the libraries for H.323 and SIP support.

FFmpeg is an audio/video conversion tool. It includes libavcodec, the leading open source codec library. An experimental streaming server for live broadcasts is also included.

Streamlabs Desktop is a cutting-edge, all-in-one streaming and recording software designed to elevate the livestreaming experience for content creators. With its powerful and user-friendly interface, Streamlabs Desktop simplifies the process of streaming on platforms like Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook Live, while offering a host of customization options to create a professional and engaging broadcast. This software combines high-performance tools with sleek overlays, widgets, and real-time analytics, ensuring that users have everything they need to manage their stream from start to finish. Streamlabs Desktop also integrates seamlessly with popular third-party apps and services, making it a favorite among gamers, podcasters, and live broadcasters who seek unmatched reliability and polish.

CaC is a application to easily download and convert Videos from Videosites like YouTube, Google Video etc. It´s written in Lazarus / FreePascal and availible for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X Systems.

TvARP is a program created for automated recording and playback for small local TV stations. Specifically for local stations that have a low budget and can't afford a commercial automation system. I have not had time to finish this software. If you are interested in using it please let me know. Currently it is designed for use with the SIMA-VS502 video switch, and I am using it in our local TV Station. There are changes that need to be made to the source code to be able to use it elsewhere. I am considering moving to using the ATEM switchers for playback in HD.

VideoWrapper is a C/C++ library that provides a single abstract API for interfacing video camera libraries. Key features: concurrent capture from multiple camera libraries; support new cameras without recompiling; easily extensible; cross platform.

This perl script downloads as many videos from Youtube as you want. It reads a text file containing the all of the urls to the video(s). You can use it to easily download 1 video or 100 videos.

rfbproxy records VNC screen sessions for later playback or export as video

HeldenViewer makes it possible to search, download and view Youtube videos in a very easy to use fashion. An important feature is adding authors as favorites to be notified at the next start of HeldenViewer if the author has uploaded a new video.