camsnap

name: camsnap description: Capture frames or clips from RTSP/ONVIF cameras. homepage: https://camsnap.ai metadata: { "opensoul": { "emoji": "📸", "requires": { "bins": ["camsnap"] }, "install": [ { "id": "brew", "kind": "brew", "formula": "steipete/tap/camsnap", "bins": ["camsnap"], "label": "Install camsnap (brew)", }, ], },

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Use camsnap to grab snapshots, clips, or motion events from configured cameras.

Setup

Config file: ~/.config/camsnap/config.yaml
Add camera: camsnap add --name kitchen --host 192.168.0.10 --user user --pass pass

Common commands

Discover: camsnap discover --info
Snapshot: camsnap snap kitchen --out shot.jpg
Clip: camsnap clip kitchen --dur 5s --out clip.mp4
Motion watch: camsnap watch kitchen --threshold 0.2 --action '...'
Doctor: camsnap doctor --probe

Notes

Requires ffmpeg on PATH.
Prefer a short test capture before longer clips.