GlanceCam - IP camera viewer
macOS / Utilitaires
GlanceCam for Mac is a secure IP camera viewer with support for standard streaming protocols. GlanceCam is unobtrusive, loved by Users (> 630 App Store ratings averaging 4.2 stars!) and modern (42 updates since 2018, 100% compatible with Sequoia and Apple silicon).
It's perfect to keep an eye on one, or 50, IP cameras:
• Install cameras from different manufacturers and avoid cumbersome web interfaces or obsolete apps.
• Mount webcams in your living room, kitchen and garden to check on your pet when you're away.
• Point a camera at your front gate and let visitors in by activating a network relay.
GlanceCam is a bit nerdy, but very useful if you want to take advantage of inexpensive IP cameras and maybe combine them to the automation capabilities of the Internet of Things; it works on your LAN or via Internet (please see the requirements below) and, while it's not the most "works out-of-the-box" solution to configure (you'll need to retrieve some network parameters), it's flexible and brand-agnostic.
Here's how it works:
• With most IP cameras, you can receive the realtime video stream via RTSP, HTTP(s) or RTMP (RTSPs not supported); GlanceCam shows you those feeds in resizable windows.
• You can add as many cameras as you like.
• By default the app shows one camera at a time in a single window, and you can switch between cameras inside that window; if you want to view multiple cameras at the same time, you will be able to upgrade to GlanceCam Pro and open as many windows as you need (including GlanceGrids, flexible grids with presets) and have them remembered between sessions.
• GlanceCam windows can be configured to be Always on Top and visible in every Space; you can use Insta-zoom (right click and hold to temporarily maximise) and optionally auto-launch at login.
• 4K, zoom and audio are supported.
• The app has lots of keyboard shortcuts; it supports Apple Script and URL schemes.
• For every camera, you can configure up to 2 buttons to perform actions via HTTP GET calls.
GlanceCam Pro is available either as a lifetime in-app purchase or as a yearly subscription (both provide the same functionality, you can pick your favorite purchasing method) and includes multi-windows, GlanceGrids, Cycle mode, an optional Minimalistic interface, custom icons, manual aspect ratios and a preferential channel for email support.
The app is designed for realtime playback and doesn't support DVRs/NVRs, cloud services, recording (nor playing back recordings), pan & tilt (PTZ) and motion detection/notifications.
To take advantage of GlanceCam you'll need at least one IP camera and some knowledge about your network; please, check the requirements below (or get in touch at support@cdf1982.com):
• An Apple silicon or Intel Mac running Sequoia or a previous version of macOS (10.14+).
• One or more IP cameras broadcasting their stream via RTSP, HTTP(s) or RTMP; you'll need to know their IP addresses, video stream protocols, credentials and ports and to put those informations into strings.
You can check if your camera supports such protocols by searching the web, usually on the manufacturer website; since there is no standard for the stream URL format, you'll need to retrieve the proper string on the camera's manual/website. If you can't find it, get in touch: I always try to help, and often succeed in finding the right string!
• For triggering actions from the optional buttons, you'll need devices that can react to HTTP GET calls.
• To work over the Internet, you'll need a static public IP address or a dynamic DNS service, to configure port forwarding for each camera and, optionally, for the action buttons; I recommend to start testing in LAN to check compatibility.
The app and the GlanceCam Pro upgrade are macOS-exclusive: possible future versions for different platforms (iOS, etc.) will require separate purchases/subscriptions not included with this Mac version.
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Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version ?
On March 29, 2018, an IP camera viewer you might know debuted in the Mac App Store.
7 years ago, I would have never imagined many were looking for a native, privacy-focused app like the one I had built, and I want to take a moment today to thank you all for your support: your initial purchase, nice App Store reviews, upgrades to GlanceCam Pro, tips and great suggestions made it possible for me to keep working on GlanceCam and make it better, update after update (this is the 42nd, and it brings a much-requested feature).
Rest assured that, with your support, my plan is to keep GlanceCam as the best IP camera viewer for Mac for many years to come: I have so many ideas, the limit is just time!
And what better day for an official announcement?
Many of you asked for it, so in the last year I started building from scratch a new GlanceCam for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch (and possibly Apple TV, we'll see ;).
This new project doesn't share a single line of code with GlanceCam for Mac: much like the GlanceCam you know is made to be an unobtrusive presence on your Desktop throughout the day, the mobile versions are designed to take advantage of their platforms.
I'm very proud of the work done so far, but the new app is not ready to ship yet: GlanceCam for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch will be available later this year as a single separate subscription, distinct from the Mac version of GlanceCam given the independent code-bases and very different feature sets, and I think you'll love it.
I also don't want to leave a trace of doubt: GlanceCam for Mac is not going anywhere and is still my main focus, being the app I personally use every day; there's a lot of improvements planned for the coming months, starting today:
1. Glances can now have a designated "Alternate".
A frequent feature request is to have a way to toggle between the SD and HD streams of the same camera.
I think what ships today is more versatile: each camera can have an optional "Alternate" - another Glance with a different configuration (like stream quality or type of network access) for the same camera. And Alternates are none other than other Glances already in your list.
You can quickly switch between a Glance and its Alternate by pressing the A key, or the button that appears next to the list of cameras when an Alternate has been set.
Alternates are optional and work only in single-camera windows (they're not available in GlanceGrids).
You can configure them in Settings, by clicking the Set Alternate button next to the camera name.
When you set an Alternate relationship, it works both ways automatically - if Glance 2 is set as the Alternate for Glance 1, you can toggle between them in either direction.
You even have the option to switch to the Alternate automatically when entering full screen.
2. GlanceCam's 1…9 single-key shortcuts are the quickest way to switch between your Glances, but are inherently limited to the first nine cameras. Now you can quickly switch to the cameras between 10 and 19 with the Shift key + the Glance number MINUS 10 (Shift-0 for camera 10, Shift-1 for camera 11, and so on); and why stop there? Control+Shift lets you access cameras 20 (Control-Shift-0) through 29 (Control-Shift-9). Hat tip to John, one of the first GlanceCam Users, for asking for a way to quickly access a large number of cameras!
3. Roll-up, the niche feature of GlanceCam that resembles WindowShade on classic Mac OS, letting you, ahem, "roll-up" a window with the R key, leaving only the title bar visible until the mouse pointer enters its area, had a couple bugs in Sequoia that have now been evicted.
If you want to celebrate GlanceCam's birthday, a 5-star review, the upgrade to GlanceCam Pro if you haven’t yet unlocked the most advanced features or a generous tip would mean the world to me and help keep development going... and as always, if you have any suggestions or need assistance, I'm here for you (Support menu > Contact support via email)!
My best, Cesare
