Cheese uses your webcam to take photos and videos, applies fancy special effects and lets you share the fun with others. It was written as part of Googles 2007 Summer of Code lead by Daniel G. Siegel and mentored by Raphaël Slinckx.



Yawcam is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Cheese, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Yawcam and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Yawcam are Webcamoid, Shinobi, MotionEye and Frigate NVR.
Cheese uses your webcam to take photos and videos, applies fancy special effects and lets you share the fun with others. It was written as part of Googles 2007 Summer of Code lead by Daniel G. Siegel and mentored by Raphaël Slinckx.







Shinobi is an Open Source CCTV software written in Node.JS. Streams are img tags, but not MJPEG. Images are transferred through WebSocket. Files are saved in WebM videos, not JPEGs.








A complete and local NVR with AI object detection. Uses OpenCV and Tensorflow to perform realtime object detection locally for IP cameras. With a very good HomeAssistant integration.



ZoneMinder is a free video camera security application suite, designed for low cost DIY video security including commercial or home CCTV, theft prevention and child or family member monitoring including nanny cam applications.






Some users think ZoneMinder is a great Yawcam alternative, some don't.
Motion is a program that monitors the video signal from one or more cameras and is able to detect if a significant part of the picture has changed; in other words, it can detect motion.


Kamoso is a simple and friendly program to use your camera. Use it to take pictures and make videos to share.

motionEyeOS is a Linux distribution that turns a single-board computer into a video surveillance system. The OS is based on BuildRoot and uses motion as a backend and motionEye for the frontend.




Xeoma has been actively developed since 2011, it works on Windows, Linux / ARM (Raspberry), Mac OS X, iOS and Android. It supports 99.9% of cameras and has more than 100 different functions, many of which are performed with AI. Test it yourself with free demo licenses on www.xeoma.com



Kerberos.io is a low-budget video surveillance solution, that uses computer vision algorithms to detect changes, and that can trigger other devices.



Web Camera Pro is flexible and sophisticated Video Management Software loaded on your computer and allows you to view multiple cameras, record and retrieve video, and monitor events.

motion detection rly well managed and a lot of usefull security options