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UVCStreamer on Windows Pc

Developed By: Serenegiant

License: Free

Rating: 2,9/5 - 93 votes

Last Updated: December 23, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 3.0.3
Size 7.7 MB
Release Date February 02, 18
Category Video Players & Editors Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (8)]

What's New:
* Fix crash on some devices running Android 8 and later* Improve compatibility with some camera* Other bug fix [see more]

Description from Developer:
Caution! Android 5.1.1 for Samsung GALAXY series currently have issue on accessing USB device. And if you update your GALAXY to Android 5.1.1, this app may not work.
Caution! Some... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download UVCStreamer and install on Windows PC. UVCStreamer is free Video Players & Editors app, developed by Serenegiant. Latest version of UVCStreamer is 3.0.3, was released on 2018-02-02 (updated on 2023-12-23). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of UVCStreamer is 2,9. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 93 users, 30 users had rated it 5*, 34 users had rated it 1*.

How to install UVCStreamer on Windows?

Instruction on how to install UVCStreamer on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install UVCStreamer 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!

Step By Step Guide To Install UVCStreamer 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 "UVCStreamer" 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 UVCStreamer 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 "UVCStreamer" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 3.0.3.

Download UVCStreamer 3.0.3 on Windows PC – 7.7 MB

Caution! Android 5.1.1 for Samsung GALAXY series currently have issue on accessing USB device. And if you update your GALAXY to Android 5.1.1, this app may not work.
Caution! Some devices like which CPU/SOC is made by MediaTek, Rockchip and Allwinner will have some issues on USB host function and these devices may freeze, restart. Additionally some devices have limitation of USB current and/or are very sensitive to USB current variation. The power consumption of web cam is more tha several hundreds mA and we recommend to use self-powered USB hub for stable use of this app.

Live streaming audio and video images from USB connected external camera to video delivery server/service via RTMP is possible. We confirmed this app can stream to Worwza streaming Engine and RED5 streaming server software.

New function:
Loading server config from xml file is now available!! You can share server config xml file from filer app or loading from “Load connection settings from XML file” setting on settings screen.
This app can load from xml file compatible to FLASH Media Live Encoder profile xml. But if app fail to load your xml file, please contact us.

No root access and no custom ROM need even on Android4.4/5.0 devices. Only you need is just install(and of course you need UVC web cam and OTG cable)
We recommend to use self-powered USB 2.0 hub(and OTG cable) to connnect UVC camera to your device. OTG Y cable(with power supply) will work well but USB host function on some devices are unstable when using OTG Y cable. So if you want to use OTG Y cable, we recommend to combine USB2.0 hub(both self-powered and bus-powered one is acceptable) with OTG Y cable.

Note:
・The resolution is limited 640x480 or less. If your camera does not support resolutions 640x480 or less, you can not see/stream video images. You can unlock resolution limit by in-app billing.
・Please detach your cam from device when you don't need it because just connecting web cam use battery.
・This app does not support multiple cam previewing now. You can connect multiple cam when using USB hub, but only one cam can use at a time.
・This app may not work well according to the combination of camera type, resolution and fps setting etc.
・Hight resplution(like HD(1280x720)/FullHD(1920x1080) etc.) movie capturing/streaming may not work well on some device because of their OS and/or hardware limitation.


About permissions:
・This app reserve the permission of write accress to external storage to save movie for future release.
・This app use the permission of network access to show ads.
・This app use the permission of audio recording.
・This app use the permission of run at startup.

About in-app billing:
1)Ads free
2)Unlock resolution limit
If you buy this item, you can use any resolution that your camera supports.
3)Unlock bitrate limit
App limits bitrate to 400kbps when live streaming. If you can buy this item, you can set target bitrate up-to 8Mbps.
Note: Actual bitrate is strongly depends on and limited by network speed(up-stream) and hardware performance of you device(especially video encoding performance). And actual streaming bitrate may become lower value than setting.


Notifications:
This app is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.
* Fix crash on some devices running Android 8 and later
* Improve compatibility with some camera
* Other bug fix
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to read from external storage.