Camlet

Camlet is a webcam application for Linux. It features

• proper handling of disconnecting/reconnecting devices
• persistent settings for resolution, preferred camera, etc.
• JPEG and PNG image and WEBM (VP8+opus) video capture
• a rich plug-in system for utilities & special effects

Download version 1.0.0

• Installer for Debian/Ubuntu x86-64 (.deb)
• Source code

Release notes:

• Added plug-in system
• Switched to platform directory selector for setting output directory.
• Fixed video colors being slightly off.
• Videos now save in the more convenient webm (VP8+opus) format.
• Customizable keyboard shortcuts.

Or, to get automatic updates,

Install my Debian repository by following these instructions, then run

sudo apt install camlet

Plug-in documentation

Interested in writing a camlet plug-in? Check out the documentation here!

Source repository