Guardian Eye
Guardian Eye is a free, privacy-focused video surveillance software for home and small business. Monitor your property with USB webcams and IP cameras (RTSP, ONVIF) without monthly fees or cloud subscriptions.
KEY FEATURES:
• AI-powered motion detection with customizable zones
• 100% local processing - no cloud required
• Cross-platform: Windows 10/11 and Linux
• Flexible recording: 24/7 continuous or motion-triggered
• Smart storage management with automatic cleanup
• Works with any USB webcam and IP camera
• No account required, no tracking
• Free version available forever
Perfect for homeowners protecting their property, parents monitoring children, small businesses controlling offices/warehouses, and elderly care. Your footage stays on YOUR computer - complete privacy guaranteed.
Available in English, Russian, German, and French.
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Apra VMS
Apra VMS is a software-only video management system with a full ONVIF Client built-in - talking directly to cameras with no middleware required. Runs on standard customer hardware.
Features:
• Full ONVIF Client: Talks directly to cameras - Device Discovery, PTZ Control, Imaging & Video Adjustments, Focus Control, Event Subscription & Push Notifications, Motion & Analytics Events.
• Event-Based Recording: Records triggered by motion events, ONVIF analytics events, and camera push notifications.
• Any ONVIF Camera: Compatible with all IP cameras from any manufacturer.
• BYOM AI: Deploy custom-trained AI models natively - no plugin needed.
• NVIDIA GPU Acceleration: Native TensorRT inference on Jetson and x86 GPU.
• Multi-Platform: Only VMS on Windows, Linux, macOS, ARM, and Jetson.
• WebRTC Streaming: Sub-1-second live view in any browser, no plugin required.
• No Base Fee: No server licence. Pay per camera only.
• 30-Day Free Trial: Full-feature trial, no credit card
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VISEC
Free for life on one camera license: VISEC turns a Windows 10/11 PC into a video surveillance system with license plate recognition built in. Press scan and it finds your ONVIF IP cameras (Hikvision, Dahua, Reolink, Amcrest, Axis, Uniview, Tapo and 99% of ONVIF cameras). Watch every camera live across up to 8 monitors, record only when something moves in the zones you draw, and get an email with a snapshot the moment it happens. Recordings stay on your own drive: no cloud, no subscription. Included in every license, even the free one: number plate recognition (over 100 kph, 80%+ of countries, GPU accelerated), QR code reading, access control that opens gates and doors through ONVIF and Axis camera I/O, remote viewing, and Secret mode, where one hotkey hides VISEC completely and the same hotkey brings it back while it keeps recording. More cameras are a one-time purchase. Made by the same team since 2002.
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ITVDesk
ITVDesk is a professional software solution that turns a computer into a virtual ONVIF IP camera. It allows streaming desktop screens, webcams, HDMI capture devices, external RTSP streams, and media files to NVRs, VMS platforms, and other surveillance systems.
The software supports ONVIF Profile S and T, RTSPS streaming, H.264/H.265 encoding, and integration with popular video management systems such as Milestone, Hikvision, and other ONVIF-compatible platforms.
ITVDesk is designed for professional surveillance, system demonstrations, training environments, POS overlay integration, and enterprise deployments. It allows multiple virtual camera channels, flexible video sources, and advanced customization.
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