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Web Camera Server on Windows Pc

Developed By: Fredrik Markström

License: Free

Rating: 3,4/5 - 80 votes

Last Updated: December 25, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0
Size 356 KB
Release Date November 14, 13
Category Video Players & Editors Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (6)]

Description from Developer:
Use your android device as an IP Webcam exposing all features of your camera like resolution, zoom, auto focus, flash/led trough an osd web interface.

Just start the app on your... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Web Camera Server and install on Windows PC. Web Camera Server is free Video Players & Editors app, developed by Fredrik Markström. Latest version of Web Camera Server is 1.0, was released on 2013-11-14 (updated on 2023-12-25). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Web Camera Server is 3,4. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 80 users, 32 users had rated it 5*, 21 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Web Camera Server on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Web Camera Server on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Web Camera Server on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Web Camera Server using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Web Camera Server" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Web Camera Server on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Web Camera Server" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.0.

Download Web Camera Server 1.0 on Windows PC – 356 KB

Use your android device as an IP Webcam exposing all features of your camera like resolution, zoom, auto focus, flash/led trough an osd web interface.


Just start the app on your device, point google chrome to http://<ip-of-your-device>:6001
Click the picture to hide the controls, move the mouse to the top left corner to show it again.


This is a first version and should be considered an alpha release, so be nice and let me know what you need.
There are a lot of different hardware out there and I don't expect it to work on all because it sometimes stretches what you can do with the API.


I'd be happy if you can throw me an email with details about what works and what does not on your device, especially switching resolution on the fly.


I'd also happily receive patches/improvements to the jquery part of the app, it's not mangled so you should be able to modify debug and modify it directly in your browser.


I've only tested this in Google Chrome and on devices with ParanoidAndroid, CM9 and a Google Play edition S4.


For hackers that want to do some funky stuff:

http://<ip>:6001/feed # mjpeg feed
http://<ip>:6001/snap # jpeg snapshot
http://<ip>:6001/cmd?ledon # turn on the led/flash
http://<ip>:6001/cmd?ledoff # turn off the led/flash
http://<ip>:6001/cmd?quality=[0-100] # jpeg quality
http://<ip>:6001/cmd? # Read the .js

I reserve the right to somehow start to make money (payed, ads etc.) for this app in the future.

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to record audio.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows an application to read from external storage.