Best Linux CCTV Camera Software

Best Linux CCTV Camera Software

The Linux software universe is growing day by day and most of the software that is available only on Windows is now available in Linux too. In this blog post, we are going to list the best Linux CCTV camera software so that you can easily use the CCTV cameras from your Ubuntu system.

Best Linux CCTV Camera Software

CCTV/IP camera software

1. Motion

Motion is an open-source CCTV software that supports various ranges of devices. Motion software has features like motion detection. You can also view the live stream of cameras. Some of the devices supported by Motion:

• PI cameras
• V4L2 webcams
• Network cameras via RTSP, RTMP, and HTTP
• Video capture cards

Download Motion
 

2. ZoneMinder

It is an open-source Linux surveillance software written in C++, Perl, and PHP that allows you to capture, analyze, monitor, and recording of CCTV cameras. It is compatible and works with a huge list of cameras.

Download ZoneMinder

3. Shinobi

Shinobi is an open-source Linux CCTV software. With the help of Shinobi, you can monitor, view, edit and delete videos from home easily. Written in Node.js., Shinobi can record both the IP and local cameras. Shinobi can record to MP4 or WebM and open videos on your mobile device without any issues.

Download Shinobi CCTV software.

4. Xeoma

Xeoma is another useful CCTV camera software for Linux. With its easy-to-use interface, It is available for almost all operating systems. Xeoma supports IP cameras (H.264, H.264+, JPEG, MPEG-4) and another interesting useful feature is that up to 2000 cameras can be supported in one single computer.

Download Xeoma CCTV camera software

5. HasciiCam

HasciiCam is another Linux video surveillance software that just needs a tv card to capture video. It is written in C programming language.

Download HasciiCam

6. C-MOR

C-MOR is a popular Linux security camera software that works with a wide range of CCTV cameras. You can use C-MOR in the most operating systems, including Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android, and Linux.  C-MOR works with many different IP cameras like Axis, Foscam, Hikvision, Instar, Samsung, Sony, VivotekPanasonic,  and many more. Another cool feature of C-MOR is that it can record motion and time-lapse videos.

Download C-MOR CCTV camera software