Webcam HQ

View all your webcams on the big screen,
not just one brand, but hundreds of models.

If your are looking for a simple and effective solution to watch all your internet cameras, you have come to the right place. Even if you own different brands of webcams and stream video from various computers, Webcam HQ lets you rule them all.

grid view with 15 cameras
(or search for 'webcam' on your Apple TV)

Features

Here is what the current release of Webcam HQ (v1.7.1) can do:

  • Configure up to 15 IP cameras
  • Monitor all video streams at once
  • Decode any MJPEG or RTSP+H.264 stream (virtually all webcams)
  • See any feed full screen with just one tap
  • Automatically detect UPnP and Bonjour devices
  • Easily enter the user name and password if needed

In action

Here are some screenshots to give you a taste of using the app.

Easy setup

Auto-detect all UPnP and Bonjour devices.

setup page

Adaptive layout

Show between 1 and 15 videos.

grid view

Full screen view

When you need to watch one camera closely.

full screen view

Frequently Asked Questions

You may find some answers to your questions here. If not, do not hesitate to contact us using the form below.

Is my camera supported?

If it provides a standard MJPEG or RTSP/H264 stream, then yes! Some manufacturers design their cameras so they only work with their own apps. In that case, they will not work with Webcam HQ, unfortunately.

Why is my camera not detected automatically?

Webcam HQ scans your network for UPnP- and Bonjour-compliant devices. If your camera does not show up, you can always enter its address (URL) manually.

I got an error and the message "Please check the Address, Username and Password". What should I do?

The Address field has the form: scheme://ipaddress:port/path where 'scheme' is 'http' for MJPEG video feeds, or 'rtsp' for H264. The ':port' part is optional if your camera uses the default port (80 for http and 554 for rtsp). The path depends on your camera model.
For example, the correct Address for an MJPEG D-Link camera at IP address 192.168.1.100 (default port) is: http://192.168.1.100/video/mjpg.cgi
Or for an H264 Foscam camera at IP address 192.168.0.60 and port 88, it would be: rtsp://192.168.0.60:88/videoMain

I entered the correct user name and password. Why do I get an "authentication error" message?

Please check that your password does not contain special characters like &, ?, : or @. In theory, they should not be a problem, but we have found that they cause trouble with some cameras.

I don't know the correct Address for my camera. What can I do?

Since version 1.6, if you only know your camera's IP address, you can enter it and Webcam HQ will try all the most common URLs automatically. Be sure to only type the IP address, or IP:PORT, without the http:// or rtsp:// part, for example 192.168.0.99 or 192.168.0.99:88.

Contact Us

Do you have a question? A complaint? A suggestion?
Please let us know and we will be happy to help!

Privacy policy

Webcam HQ does not collect any personal information. No data about your network or your devices ever leaves the app, except for anonymous crash reports to industry-standard Crashlytics.com (see http://try.crashlytics.com/terms/ for their privacy policy).

Credits

We gratefully acknowledge the following open source projects and Flickr images:

upnpx

Copyright (c) 2011-2012, Bruno Keymolen
Copyright (c) 2013, Jonathan Guan, Mujtaba Hassanpur, Gleb Pinigin
Copyright (c) 2013-2014, Felix Paul Kühne
Contributions by Andrejs Cernikovs (c) 2012, Sebastian Peischl (c) 2014

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FOGMJPEGImageView

Copyright (c) 2014 Richard McGuire

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Flickr photographers

Joel Dueck, drea, Jason Baker, Frank Weber, David Goehring, Steve Jurvetson, Buglugs, Michael D Beckwith, xlibber, Pietro Zanarini, UCL Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Therme Loipersdorf, Stéfan, chany crystal.