| Port details |
- droidcam Turn your mobile device(s) into a wireless/usb webcam
- 2.1.4 multimedia
 =2      2.1.3_3Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch. - Maintainer: nxjoseph@protonmail.com
- Port Added: 2024-04-24 15:57:04
- Last Update: 2025-06-30 19:16:30
- Commit Hash: c233682
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- License: GPLv2
- WWW:
- https://github.com/dev47apps/droidcam-linux-client
- Description:
- DroidCam turns your phone/tablet into a webcam for your PC.
Use it with chat programs like Zoom, MS Teams, and Skype.
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- Manual pages:
- FreshPorts has no man page information for this port.
- pkg-plist: as obtained via:
make generate-plist - Dependency lines:
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- droidcam>0:multimedia/droidcam
- To install the port:
- cd /usr/ports/multimedia/droidcam/ && make install clean
- To add the package, run one of these commands:
- pkg install multimedia/droidcam
- pkg install droidcam
NOTE: If this package has multiple flavors (see below), then use one of them instead of the name specified above.- PKGNAME: droidcam
- Flavors: there is no flavor information for this port.
- distinfo:
- TIMESTAMP = 1751236292
SHA256 (dev47apps-droidcam-linux-client-v2.1.4_GH0.tar.gz) = 785c2d760b410b90b78a4f9604656e462a5c2eb9c1a351c61237dd57c36c0a4a
SIZE (dev47apps-droidcam-linux-client-v2.1.4_GH0.tar.gz) = 86139
Packages (timestamps in pop-ups are UTC):
- Dependencies
- NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
- Build dependencies:
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- videodev2.h : multimedia/v4l_compat
- gmake>=4.4.1 : devel/gmake
- pkgconf>=1.3.0_1 : devel/pkgconf
- x11.pc : x11/libX11
- Runtime dependencies:
-
- adb : devel/android-tools
- usbmuxd : comms/usbmuxd
- webcamd : multimedia/webcamd
- x11.pc : x11/libX11
- Library dependencies:
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- libappindicator3.so : devel/libappindicator
- libasound.so : audio/alsa-lib
- libdbusmenu-glib.so : devel/libdbusmenu
- libspeex.so : audio/speex
- libswscale.so : multimedia/ffmpeg
- libturbojpeg.so : graphics/libjpeg-turbo
- libusbmuxd-2.0.so : comms/libusbmuxd
- libatk-1.0.so : accessibility/at-spi2-core
- libcairo.so : graphics/cairo
- libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so : graphics/gdk-pixbuf2
- libglib-2.0.so : devel/glib20
- libintl.so : devel/gettext-runtime
- libgtk-3.so : x11-toolkits/gtk30
- libharfbuzz.so : print/harfbuzz
- libpango-1.0.so : x11-toolkits/pango
- There are no ports dependent upon this port
Configuration Options:- No options to configure
- Options name:
- multimedia_droidcam
- USES:
- gmake gnome pkgconfig xorg
- pkg-message:
- For install:
- DroidCam requires webcamd which depend on `cuse` module to work properly.
NOTE: use either sudo or became root for steps right below.
- To enable it permanently on every boot:
# sysrc kld_list+=cuse
# kldload cuse
- To enable it only for current session:
# kldload cuse
NOTE: use either sudo or became root for steps right below.
replace $USER with your normal user's name and $GROUP
with your normal user's group to own the /dev/videoX device.
To start webcamd service to use your mobile device as a webcam wirelessly.
# webcamd -B -U $USER -G $GROUP -c v4l2loopback
To start webcamd service to use your mobile device as a wired USB webcam.
NOTE: The flags -d, -N, -S and -M will be different for you, replace accordingly.
You can learn these by just running `webcamd` with sudo or root, it will guide you.
# webcamd -B -d ugen0.4 -N Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-12 -S 1234567 -M 0 -B -U $USER -G $GROUP -c v4l2loopback
To use your mobile device as a webcam wirelessly.
1. Install DroidCam to your mobile device from Play Store.
2. Open the DroidCam app and give required permissions.
3. Keep the information shown on the app.
4. Launch DroidCam GUI on your PC.
5. Be sure that you have selected WiFi/LAN mode.
6. Enter your device's WiFi IP address and port number correctly
then start the webcam using the start button.
NOTE: You need to enable USB debugging in your mobile device
from Developer Options first.
To use your mobile device as a wired USB webcam.
1. Install DroidCam to your mobile device from Play Store.
2. Open the DroidCam app and give required permissions.
3. Keep the information shown on the app.
4. Launch DroidCam GUI on your PC.
5. Be sure that you have selected USB (Android/IOS) mode.
6. Enter your device's port number correctly
then start the webcam using the start button.
NOTE: If you get the error: No devices detected, run these commands below
either with sudo or as root.
# adb kill-server (may fail, keep going)
# adb start server (this may require you to accept a question on your mobile device's screen)
- Master Sites:
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| Commit History - (may be incomplete: for full details, see links to repositories near top of page) |
| Commit | Credits | Log message |
|---|
2.1.4
30 Jun 2025 19:16:30
 |
Vladimir Druzenko (vvd)
Author: Yusuf Yaman |
multimedia/droidcam: Improve pkg-message
PR: 287918 |
2.1.4
30 Jun 2025 16:02:52
|
Vladimir Druzenko (vvd)
Author: Yusuf Yaman |
multimedia/droidcam: Update 2.1.3 => 2.1.4
Changelog (linux-related):
https://github.com/dev47apps/droidcam-linux-client/releases/tag/v2.1.4
Remove unused dependencies.
Replce dependencies from LIB_DEPENDS with USES.
Update COMMENT to simply explain what is this port for instead of an
pointless comment.
Update pkg-message to hopefully make it better and provide a how-to.
PR: 287918 |
2.1.3_3
17 Mar 2025 04:02:08
|
Charlie Li (vishwin) |
gnome.mk: rename gdkpixbuf2 to gdkpixbuf to prepare for port move
The GTK 1-based gdk-pixbuf has not existed for some time.
No functional or package changes. |
2.1.3_3
30 Sep 2024 14:07:48
|
Robert Clausecker (fuz)
Author: Yusuf Yaman |
multimedia/droidcam: Fix previous patch and minor changes
This patch fixes 281586 by adding forgotten directory pointing to the program's
icon path.
Also, now it uses ${PORTNAME} wherever it's possible and replaces program's
installation path with ${PREFIX} in program's .desktop file.
PR: 281720
Fixes: adc8361b87972451ffbfe619aa714bc2fd2fa024 |
2.1.3_2
25 Sep 2024 06:28:05
|
Robert Clausecker (fuz)
Author: Yusuf Yaman |
multimedia/droidcam: fix system tray icon not showing up
* Fix system tray icon not showing up
* Change GitHub project name
* add pkg-message
PR: 281586
Event: EuroBSDcon 2024 |
2.1.3_1
11 Jul 2024 01:45:33
|
Jason E. Hale (jhale) |
*.*: Bump consumers of devel/libplist
Shlib version has be been bumped in devel/libplist and other components
pertaining to the libimobledevice stack. Consequently, all consumers need
to be rebuilt.
PR: 280014
Reported by: <fabio.comolli@gmail.com> |
2.1.3
24 Apr 2024 15:53:09
|
Kurt Jaeger (pi)
Author: Yusuf Yaman |
multimedia/droidcam: New port: GNU/Linux/nix client for DroidCam
DroidCam turns your phone/tablet into a webcam for your PC.
Use it with chat programs like Zoom, MS Teams, and Skype.
PR: 278432
Author: Yusuf Yaman <nxjosephofficial@protonmail.com>
WWW: https://github.com/dev47apps/droidcam |
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