DroidCam Linux client
Use an idle phone as a computer video input.
Platform / multi-device project · Family droidcam · Reviewed 2026-10-20
What you need
- Method
- Install application
- Difficulty (editorial judgment)
- Intermediate
- Disassembly
- Not required
- Soldering
- Not required
- Cloud API / service
- Not required
- Cost amount
- Not priced / UNKNOWN
Possible additional costs
- Check whether the existing device, power supply, storage and connection accessories are sufficient for the exact model.
Prices have not been checked. An open-source license does not make hardware, hosting, electricity or cloud services free.
Risks and recovery
Data-loss risk: Possible; Bricking risk: Workflow-dependent. Route-based guidance, not hardware-tested; these outcomes are not inevitable for every device.
Uninstall the client and virtual camera module. Check battery condition on continuously powered devices.
Recovery documentation (no verified link)
Evidence and maintenance
E1 · Source code & deployment docs
The Linux client README provides installation, build and Raspberry Pi links. Mobile app compatibility needs a separate check.
Catalog hands-on testing: not performed. Independent reproduction: not verified.
- Maintenance
- Repository not archived
- Last GitHub push
- 2026-02-19T03:27:10Z
- Repository license
- GPL-2.0
An unarchived repository or recent push does not prove a model works. Mirror migration does not mean development has stopped.
A root license or README declaration does not establish the same license for firmware, models, brands and third-party components.
Sources
- Upstream documentation · 2026-10-20 · Content reviewed
Original sources may be in Chinese or English. Review means reading public material; recheck upstream models, services and firmware before acting.