The camera app
macOS never shipped.
Fast launch, full-bleed live preview, one-tap photos and video. Use your iPhone via Continuity Camera, pinch to zoom, frame with real aspect ratios — all local, no accounts, no telemetry.
Familiar like iOS. Honest like a good tool.
Every control you see is one your camera actually supports — the app queries device capabilities instead of guessing, so an iPhone shows more than a webcam.
Continuity Camera
Your iPhone appears automatically, Desk View included. Switch cameras from the glass menu in one click.
Digital zoom
Pinch, scroll, or tap up to 6× — the limit adapts to your camera's real resolution. Saved photos match the preview exactly.
Aspect ratios
Full, 16:9, 4:3, or square with iOS-style dimmed framing. What you frame is what you get.
Photo & video
One-tap shutter or spacebar, video with mic audio, self-timer, grid, capture flash, and a last-shot thumbnail.
Adaptive controls
Exposure, focus, and white-balance locks, tap-to-focus, Center Stage, and reaction effects — shown only when supported.
Menu-bar quick check
A live preview one click from the menu bar. Snap a photo or jump into the full app.
Read it, build it, make it yours.
MIT-licensed Swift + SwiftUI, small enough to read in an afternoon. No Xcode required — it compiles with the free Command Line Tools.
Clone and build:
# no full Xcode needed — just the Command Line Tools
git clone https://github.com/KaluBekalu/Camera.git
cd Camera
./build.sh
open build/Camera.app
Prefer Xcode? open Camera.xcodeproj and press ⌘R.
The roadmap in the README lists good first contributions — screen flash, burst mode,
filters, and more.